You better be able to, as you'll be an FO for many, many years.

They hired their last street CA in Dec.

If you're hired on today and if they exercise the other options, inside of a year upgrade is possible. 1 year plus if they don't exercise options.

You'll need 3,000TT before the company will let you upgrade as I understand it.

id have to agree with BEEFF on the upgrade time.. there is a total of about 40 f/o's right now not including the jan 14th class.. and there looking to staff 5 crews per plane.. only 85 pilots on the roster.. so if u do the math.. it looks good.. its a good place.. ya pay isnt the highest.. but let the guys operate for just a bit and make some money and we'll see what happens.. but f/o pay is right on par with everybody else.. not to mention if oil keeps going up. we just get busier..

Q400 material
 

USMC SGT, and QDriver I was able to get a little info on the Q400 through a friend. I am travelling to Denver from out East. Denver was home 2 years ago. I would like to make it home again.

is it likely to upgade in 6 months to a year??

it could happen.. 50 plus copilots in front of ya.. if they take the additional 10 options.. for sure would happen..

It all depends on the 10 options, we take em, we have upgrades. We don't or delay them, it slows down.

Tom Nunn (CEO) said yesterday in the paper that they will decide in the Spring whether or not to take the options.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...ed-for-spring/

Ummmm.... I'm betting the first groups of upgrade classes don't start until June or July. "Prays that Sean Menke and Tom Nunn want the options"

Last I heard from a good source, me thinks you are right. Then again, he also said in the same breath they were done hiring...so who knows.:D

So when is the route structure expanding? I hear the issues with Pax oxygen are holding back service to the high country.