What's happening at Horizon and Jets?
07-25-2018, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by FLCHGo
With these E175 street captain drops lately, how long would it take for them to become a captain line holder in the E175? Is reserve coverage pretty well staffed? Do they ever really fly?
07-25-2018, 07:34 AM
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I'd say 5 years minimum unless we get the options for 30 more after 2020, but as an e175 street captain you might be commuting to reserve and hardly ever fly. Not really good if you're looking for career progression.
07-25-2018, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by snackysmores
I'd say 5 years minimum unless we get the options for 30 more after 2020, but as an e175 street captain you might be commuting to reserve and hardly ever fly. Not really good if you're looking for career progression.
07-25-2018, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Fleet Warp
It's difficult to believe they would severely over staff for no reason. They must have a plan. Either in fleet growth or attrition.
We told them years ago we would run out of FOs at the precise time that we did. We only had to run out of FOs first and cancel 50 flights a day for months on end for them to come up with a plan to weather the "perfect storm" that almost closed our doors.
07-25-2018, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FLCHGo
With these E175 street captain drops lately, how long would it take for them to become a captain line holder in the E175? Is reserve coverage pretty well staffed? Do they ever really fly?
I think it's cool that many of our pilots can hold the left seat in the jet after only one or two years in the right seat. The trade-off? Years of reserve as a junior captain. If you decide to go this route, just be realistic as to how this can affect your life (especially if you commute) and career progression. At the present time, most of the reserves aren't flying more than about 30-40 hours a month.
07-25-2018, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DashAviator
I expect the company to eventually open an E175 base in Portland, perhaps next year. You can expect this to be ridiculously senior. On the plus side, this might tend to reduce the overall seniority of the Seattle base, as many of our current E175 captains actually live in the Portland area.
I think it's cool that many of our pilots can hold the left seat in the jet after only one or two years in the right seat. The trade-off? Years of reserve as a junior captain. If you decide to go this route, just be realistic as to how this can affect your life (especially if you commute) and career progression. At the present time, most of the reserves aren't flying more than about 30-40 hours a month.
I think it's cool that many of our pilots can hold the left seat in the jet after only one or two years in the right seat. The trade-off? Years of reserve as a junior captain. If you decide to go this route, just be realistic as to how this can affect your life (especially if you commute) and career progression. At the present time, most of the reserves aren't flying more than about 30-40 hours a month.
I know SJS is strong now and days and the lust of flying a turboprop is long gone but if you choose to commute to SEA as a jr jet captain you will be commuting to reserve for a while to come. Who knows what the Q will look like staffing wise going forward as we dwindle the fleet down to 30ish, but for right now you will get more flying on the Q. The next level is where you should cure the itch to fly a jet, unless you live in the Seattle area within a 2 hour stress free drive. Then life will be Great as you will essentially get paid to stay at home for the next few years
07-25-2018, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Fleet Warp
Its also easier for a piston pilot to transition to turboprops then to jets. I think it has a lot to do with things happening slower.
07-25-2018, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Fleet Warp
Its also easier for a piston pilot to transition to turboprops then to jets. I think it has a lot to do with things happening slower.
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