So noone with a number higher than these "extras" has anything to worry about?

 

no, i actually think it is a street captain position.. you can still get hired here at pinnacle and upgrade straight to captain if you have the time.. but the only job openings we have are for f.o.'s. if you go to the mesaba interview with the time, i would be willing to bet they will tell you right there they are hiring you as a captain.

 

nope, the only thing you have to worry about is a upgrade slow down.. other than that once you upgrade you will be ahead of them on the captain list... but i will repeat that the same thing will probably happen over at mesaba that happened here.. once they get a lot of street captains hired they will stop ugrade classes for a bit, or really slow them down.. then they will realize how dumb an idea it was to slow down and be hurting for captains once again.

 

Why the sudden drop in upgrade time? Is it that no one wants to commute to Memphis?

 

Guys, would a "street-ish" CPT be able to get DTW? How long to hold a line there? Also, how bad would the smack down be when the F/Os finally start to upgrade?

And lastly, are those 36 CR9's growth, or replacements for 340's?

Thanx for the help...

 

Almost every new hire here is going to DTW and some are waiting for MSP so shouldn't be too long of a wait if any at all. Not sure about reserve time for a street CA...that's something new. The CR9's are additions....not replacements. The Slaab ain't goin nowhere baby

 

I see this as just a precaution in case the next vacancy has newhire positions in the CA slots. Also, I don't think this releases the seat locks because it is for saab captain and not CRJ captain.

 

it doesn't say which position it is for.. if there is an fo at eagle with 3000hrs of rj time i bet he will get a rj captain spot.

 

No there are plenty of guys here that are holding out for the jet, it won't go junior enough for a street hire.

 

see thats the thing though.. hiring street captains isn't for filling vacancies.. that is what you have to understand. they may have a set number they need now and will hire them, jet or sabb. i am sure it will work the same as it did here at pinnacle and every other regional that has hired street captains. you will continue to see vacancies posted for current crew members, but what if they need the captains in 1 month?? vacancies are filled for several months ahead. that is why you bring in street captains. our latest vacancy posted becomes effective jan 1st. but if they needed a captain right now they would be out of luck unless they get street captains in.

i am sure there are plenty of guys holding out for the jet. but if they need captains now and cant wait for upgrades and vacancies, they will fill them any way they can.