25+ years for some sorry suckers at PDT!

 

Pretty accurate for some I'm at my 3rd one in 5 years!

 

My career is still going. However, my "stint" at the regionals was just over 4 years.

 

There is no logic with this statement at all. Just because you're a female or a minority doesn't mean you can upgrade to a major airline faster.

 

1 out of every 6 pilots at SkyWest has greater than 12 years longevity. Very few of them planned on SkyWest as a career destination.

 

I think we'll see a shift in the hiring statistics going forward. The last decade really slowed the upward advancement of folks at the regional level. Sure, some made it on at SWA, JetBlue, Delta and Continental. However, a lot got stuck in the left seat of the RJ or had a ridiculously long upgrade to captain. A lot of these guys have 5-8 years invested in a regional, how have kids, mortgages, a nice schedule and earn 100k (ish) a year. Life isn't bad. Why mess up a good thing?

I think going forward we'll see a few of those guys jump ship at the front end of the wave as they are the most qualified. Then we'll be seeing 2-5 year regional pilots, many with zero TPIC be moving up. I think (just a guess) we'll see the TPIC requirement die in a few years and the 2-4 year RJ FO or captain moving forward while the current 5-8 year regional captains will be staying put at SkyWest, Republic, ExpressJet, etc, because of their current situation above.

YMMV. I could be totally wrong. We'll see.

 

I am surprised with the people saying 8 years. I will be lucky to make captain in 8 years.

 

If you truly believe the above statement you posted then you have no concept of reality nor do you understand the world in which you live!

 

It took me 8 years. I upgraded to captain after 2. I also spent 2 years as a CFI. 10 years is more realistic if you are just finishing flight school. It's a roll of the dice. You could win the lottery too. How many people do you know winning?

 

I have quite a few buddies who are part of the minority, just recently interviewed with regionals, but did not get any job offers over their counterparts. Their interviews went well or at least that's I was told.

I say it's pretty equal.