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04-26-2016, 02:21 PM

#1721

OKLATEX

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I think it went to May 2015 Date of Hire.

Delta has 2 year Captains on the MD-88 in NYC from what I've been told.

By the time this trains out, he/she will be on property 3 years. Pre 9/11, upgrade times like this were more common.

Besides, in 2005 when I got hired, Captain was going 4.5 years on the 727.

Great to see this sort of movement! Great to see this sort of movement industry wide! Been a long time coming!

04-26-2016, 02:24 PM

#1722

BoilerUP

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Was the 5/15 DOH junior captain award an actual award, or a practice bid/snapshot thing before the final comes out?

04-26-2016, 02:27 PM

#1723

The Walrus

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They aren't newhires. They have been here for over 11 months.

04-26-2016, 04:50 PM

#1724

Flyinhigh

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Waldorf

Good on them but not so good on the FO who's got to fly with them.

This is probably the dumbest comment I have seen on APC in a long time.

04-26-2016, 04:57 PM

#1725

CloudSailor

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Waldorf

Good on them but not so good on the FO who's got to fly with them.

I completely disagree with that statement and look forward to flying with them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Walrus

They aren't newhires. They have been here for over 11 months.

I think those of us who wrote 'new hires' are aware they are not in Basic Indoc today. Technically, you are correct sir Walrus. But, come on man, less than a year on property - they might as well be new-hires considering the stagnation here in the last decade (weren't NB CA awards in 2010-2014-ish, guys with 10+ years on property?).

Of course, this was still just a practice bid. Might it even go even more junior on the final bid?

Last edited by CloudSailor; 04-26-2016 at 05:11 PM.

04-26-2016, 05:04 PM

#1726

MaydayMark

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Make sure to get your shots before heading to Memphis?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/he...est-of-us.html

04-26-2016, 05:27 PM

#1727

FDXpilot

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Joined APC: Feb 2016

Position: 767 FO

Posts: 58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waldorf

Good on them but not so good on the FO who's got to fly with them.

Really?! Really?! Like we have never had a position of command prior to FedEx? Most of us have all been Captains at other airlines, or AC commanders at some point. I'll give you that a small few might not have had the opportunity for upgrade, but we all have the capability, otherwise, we would not have been hired.

Annoys the crap out of me when I fly with a guy that talks to me like I've never flown an airplane before. Guess my 11k hours and prior LCA job just don't count here.

04-26-2016, 05:46 PM

#1728

Huck

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In my humble opinion, and based on observation, our system form and night flying make it to where pilots don't get better at Fedex. They have the skills they brought to the company, and they either hang on to them or they don't, but they don't get better.

We were all probably better pilots at the 11-month point here....