Upgrade times
01-18-2017, 10:10 AM
#11
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Joined APC: May 2016
Position: 757
Posts: 146
The junior pilot to hold 757 CA in Mem on bid 16-01 was hired in Jul 2015. He is projected on the current training letter to start CA training in Jun 2018 and activate at the end of Aug 2018. That would be just over 3 years to CA for a 2015 new hire, the folks at the front edge of the current hiring wave.
That training date will probably change with the next bid, but it shouldn't get any further out, but get closer if anything.
That time frame, however will likely not hold true for those getting hired today in the middle or tail end of the current hiring wave, but who knows. In any case, I would guess that 3 years to Captain is probably a record for us, beating the 4-5 year upgrades to 72 CA during the initial postal contract era. Your mileage will surely vary.
That training date will probably change with the next bid, but it shouldn't get any further out, but get closer if anything.
That time frame, however will likely not hold true for those getting hired today in the middle or tail end of the current hiring wave, but who knows. In any case, I would guess that 3 years to Captain is probably a record for us, beating the 4-5 year upgrades to 72 CA during the initial postal contract era. Your mileage will surely vary.
01-18-2017, 12:49 PM
#13
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,820
Originally Posted by cgflier
I heard the same info about the march bid via Sonny. In addition my Intel said that the previous letter(s) will be wiped and re-apportioned based on the new contract, bidding for slots.
If not, then according to the contract, the previous bids will have to train first or passover pay will have to be paid.
01-18-2017, 03:01 PM
#14
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: Midfield downwind
Posts: 1,919
Originally Posted by MelT
those getting hired today in the middle or tail end of the current hiring wave,
01-18-2017, 07:51 PM
#15
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Joined APC: May 2016
Position: 757
Posts: 146
The current hiring wave started in May 2015. Anybody's guess as to how long it will last. Almost 2 years into it, I doubt that the 3 year upgrade will last too long, but with a bunch or retirements for years to come, maybe it will. Good time to get hired for sure.
01-19-2017, 10:08 AM
#17
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Joined APC: Jul 2016
Position: Cargo > Pax
Posts: 365
Originally Posted by PurpleToolBox
I wish we would get rid of this practice bid crap.
I was looking at that puzzled, then the final bid was nothing like that. I might be wrong, but what I took from that was the practice bids are total BS, and went back to Rule #1...bid what I want, when I have seniority to hold it, it will happen. But practice bids are just reindeer games.
Is that accurate?
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