Guess what!? 1.5 yr CA upgrade @ YV is real!
07-09-2014 | 06:49 AM
#111
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I don't think the short upgrade for guys that haven't been hired yet is over.
Heres why:
Only 2 of our (30) E175s are in service doing revenue flying.
Only 4 of our (10) new CRJ900s are in service doing revenue flying.
Heres why:
Only 2 of our (30) E175s are in service doing revenue flying.
Only 4 of our (10) new CRJ900s are in service doing revenue flying.
07-09-2014 | 06:53 AM
#112
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Because they don't. Those 350 hour people go to the 747/A330,A340 and they sit with 15,000 hour Capts and learn. They are also the 4 or 5th man in the cockpit. They don't go to the 737 or A320 right out of school.
They wear 2 strips on their shoulders just the same as KLM and the rest.
They wear 2 strips on their shoulders just the same as KLM and the rest.
The Lufthansas, KLMs and Cathays of the world choose top performers through a highly competitive selection process, but that doesn't seem to be the case in most places.
07-09-2014 | 06:59 AM
#113
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DJ,
8-12 hours of flying , it's 3 pilots; 12-16 hours it's 4; after 16, I think it's a specific OpsSpec for the carrier and route. Duty time with 4 is max of 20, I think. FAR 117 may have changed it, somewhat.
GF
8-12 hours of flying , it's 3 pilots; 12-16 hours it's 4; after 16, I think it's a specific OpsSpec for the carrier and route. Duty time with 4 is max of 20, I think. FAR 117 may have changed it, somewhat.
GF
07-09-2014 | 08:32 AM
#114
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What if a major doesn't call? Even with a squeaky clean record and internal recs there are no guarantees.
Here was my timeline:
Year 1: new hire 1000 hour CFI at Skywest
Year 2: made almost 60k as a FO. Lots of open time
Year 3: upgraded at 26 months.
Year 4: Interviewed and hired at Northwest. In the pool. Delta didn't call.
Year 5: northwest and delta merged. Am I still in the pool? Delta didn't call
Year 6: delta flushed the northwest pool. They didn't call either.
Year 7: delta didn't call
Year 8: delta didn't call
Year 9: delta didn't call
Year 10: Delta didn't call. US Airways did though.
I spent a lot more time at Skywest than originally planned. It was a good company and the pay and work rules were above average. If no one called I would have been ok making a career of it there.
Would you be ok with making a career out of MESA?
Here was my timeline:
Year 1: new hire 1000 hour CFI at Skywest
Year 2: made almost 60k as a FO. Lots of open time
Year 3: upgraded at 26 months.
Year 4: Interviewed and hired at Northwest. In the pool. Delta didn't call.
Year 5: northwest and delta merged. Am I still in the pool? Delta didn't call
Year 6: delta flushed the northwest pool. They didn't call either.
Year 7: delta didn't call
Year 8: delta didn't call
Year 9: delta didn't call
Year 10: Delta didn't call. US Airways did though.
I spent a lot more time at Skywest than originally planned. It was a good company and the pay and work rules were above average. If no one called I would have been ok making a career of it there.
Would you be ok with making a career out of MESA?
As the gent above indicated, you'd better be happy with your Regional. You may retire there.
07-09-2014 | 08:34 AM
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According to APC, you currently have about 900 pilots, half of which are probably first officers. For growth ONLY, if you have an additional 26 airplanes coming, at a generous 6 crews per airplane, you'll only need another 200 captains. That means your fast upgrade captains are already on property.
07-09-2014 | 08:39 AM
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According to APC, you currently have about 900 pilots, half of which are probably first officers. For growth ONLY, if you have an additional 26 airplanes coming, at a generous 6 crews per airplane, you'll only need another 200 captains. That means your fast upgrade captains are already on property.
07-09-2014 | 08:52 AM
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According to APC, you currently have about 900 pilots, half of which are probably first officers. For growth ONLY, if you have an additional 26 airplanes coming, at a generous 6 crews per airplane, you'll only need another 200 captains. That means your fast upgrade captains are already on property.
07-09-2014 | 09:32 AM
#118
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What base are these short upgrades at, IAD? What about CLT and PHX?
07-09-2014 | 10:55 AM
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07-09-2014 | 11:03 AM
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Sure that works great when things are going smoothly but the majors have not hired since before 911 so how were we all supposed to get in and get out? The only thing we had were the contracts we were bound to!!
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