Rough Idea of CA Upgrades for Each Company
07-09-2017, 08:50 AM
#43
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Originally Posted by rbigred300
why do you guys think Delta has some 4 month captains and plenty of captains below the 2 year mark, and United sounds like it's 8-10 years to become captain?
I've heard senior Delta guys would just rather be senior wide body FO rather than narrow body captain...however United has so many more wide bodies you would think that captain would go just as junior there.
If you say the reason is the 717/88...I understand that is part of it; however just recently NYC 320A went very junior for Delta as well (about 2 years if I'm correct). So why would United EWR 320 be so much more senior?
I've heard senior Delta guys would just rather be senior wide body FO rather than narrow body captain...however United has so many more wide bodies you would think that captain would go just as junior there.
If you say the reason is the 717/88...I understand that is part of it; however just recently NYC 320A went very junior for Delta as well (about 2 years if I'm correct). So why would United EWR 320 be so much more senior?
07-09-2017, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by detpilot
Yep. Like Timothy McVeigh. Or the Charleston shooter. Etc, etc
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07-09-2017, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by detpilot
Yep. Like Timothy McVeigh. Or the Charleston shooter. Etc, etc
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07-10-2017, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by detpilot
My quote failed, but I was referring to the "all terrorists are Muslims" guy...
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By the way, keeping your head in the sand won't protect you, but it does keep you out of the way of those that defend our way of life and those that seek a better way of life. So, thank you.
And you missed on the quote... Go back and try it again.
07-10-2017, 02:03 AM
#48
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Btw...
While you "lost decade" guys were busy flying around getting paid ... there were thousands upon thousands of us who were furloughed post 9/11.
Then some a-hole decided it was a good idea to raise the retirement age to 65 WHILE WE WERE STILL ON THE STREET!
As a result many of the 9/11 furloughees didn't go back to their majors and are only now, in their late 40s, competing to interview with some of the companies that are hiring.
THAT is a truly LOST decade.
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While you "lost decade" guys were busy flying around getting paid ... there were thousands upon thousands of us who were furloughed post 9/11.
Then some a-hole decided it was a good idea to raise the retirement age to 65 WHILE WE WERE STILL ON THE STREET!
As a result many of the 9/11 furloughees didn't go back to their majors and are only now, in their late 40s, competing to interview with some of the companies that are hiring.
THAT is a truly LOST decade.
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07-10-2017, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by C130driver
Yes they are terrorists, yes they are awful people, and no: not all terrorists are Muslim. That being said, McVeigh or Roof are isolated crazed cases compared to a vast, well funded intricate network of radicals around the world. How many of these "white" terrorists yelled "Jesus is great" while they commited their acts? These "white" terrorists do not negate the reality of radical Islam and the unfortunate threat it poses to our profession.
What a hero.
07-10-2017, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan
Btw...
While you "lost decade" guys were busy flying around getting paid ... there were thousands upon thousands of us who were furloughed post 9/11.
While you "lost decade" guys were busy flying around getting paid ... there were thousands upon thousands of us who were furloughed post 9/11.
But I (and others) sucked it the eff up and went to the bottom and went backwards starting all over again somewhere else. Some considered themselves "above" that.
Many others were LUCKY enough to get hired at legacy pre 9/11 without ANY TPIC time. After 9/11 pilots without PIC we're at a severe competitive disadvantage.
Then some a-hole decided it was a good idea to raise the retirement age to 65 WHILE WE WERE STILL ON THE STREET!
As a result many of the 9/11 furloughees didn't go back to their majors and are only now, in their late 40s, competing to interview with some of the companies that are hiring.
THAT is a truly LOST decade.
THAT is a truly LOST decade.
Yes, I KNOW IT SUCKED. But see above, I (and others) got to go through it also.
Jetblue as well as Frontier and others sucked up a healthy amount of USAir guys. The ACMI's were hiring, as well as NetJets. And there was always the J4J thingy.....
UAL had the pref hiring/subsidized year 1 pay at UAX carriers.
So while you were on the street, there WERE jobs out here to be had at least. It was simply a matter of what one was willing to do to stay flying.
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