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Old 02-03-2017, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyguy4723 View Post
4th year FO. ummmmm... wouldnt call that a plus when skywest are upgrading in 18 months
Put some time in at our level and then come back on here with your snide upgrade remarks, Skyhawk Captain. Even then it'll still be rude.
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Old 02-04-2017, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyguy4723 View Post
4th year FO. ummmmm... wouldnt call that a plus when skywest are upgrading in 18 months
Your ignorance of Republic and the industry and it's history is showing.

BTW, I can hold Capt but choose not to for various personal and QOL reasons. My time off when I want it off is more important to me than a title. You did read the part where I'm working only 8 days this month and paid 80 hrs of credit, right?!
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Old 02-04-2017, 06:29 AM
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But it's all about the upgradez bro
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Old 02-04-2017, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyguy4723 View Post
4th year FO. ummmmm... wouldnt call that a plus when skywest are upgrading in 18 months
Do you think the seniority list has this magical cutoff where the FOs end and the CAs begin? There are a lot of people who could be a captain and just don't want to upgrade right now. At the current rate of attrition, not counting growth, I will see upgrade at 2.5 years with this company. Chances are high that I will wait longer to get better choice of base, bidding power, etc. And as others have said, if the only thing you care about is upgrades, then please don't come here.
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Old 02-04-2017, 12:15 PM
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Do you see RAH stagnating at any point and upgrade times going back up?

Also, what's keeping RAH from being a great place to work?
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Old 02-04-2017, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Arliss View Post
Do you see Rjet stagnating at any point and upgrade times going back up?
Upgrade times aren't going back up anytime soon. Remember, Republic just got rid of tons of E145s and Q400s - that's gonna make your upgrade times go up.
But that's all done now and in the past, Republic's performance has been very good and nobody expects any loss of flying- for that matter it seems like UA and Delta wants us to do more flying, but we can't commit to more until we can hire more pilots.

United still has an additional 12 new ejets scheduled for delivery that are unassigned. With the chapter 11 bankruptcy going away soon, maybe hiring will pick up some more and we can get those airplanes too. That would be a nice surprise if it happened.
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Old 02-04-2017, 12:26 PM
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i like working here....
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Old 02-04-2017, 12:27 PM
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although coming from Shuttle i'm still trying to figure out how auto-brakes work
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Old 02-04-2017, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pilotnicco View Post
Yeah in DTW lol.. Tell me about that SLC upgrade time?
Base and equipment have no impact on upgrade time at SKW, it's only DOH.
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Old 02-04-2017, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Arliss View Post
Do you see RAH stagnating at any point and upgrade times going back up?

Also, what's keeping RAH from being a great place to work?
Anything's possible. In fact, seniority gains and upgrades should have stagnated for the past 12 months. The only reason we didn't stagnate much was that we were so understaffed going into chapter 11. Now that we are recovering those lost E170s under a more normal staffing situation, it feels like growth. Additionally, the union predicts a total attrition of 400-500 people with greater than one year seniority in 2017. (Source - a union steward I flew with a while ago). If that holds true, upgrade times should continue to drop.

Why might they increase again? The seniority list shows a pretty sizable hiring jump in 2016. If all 342 of those people stay, 2017 hires and beyond will see upgrade times of several months longer than 2015 hires. Historically, though, our first-year FO retention isn't that good and those guys are almost all still in their first year. Many people bail if they don't get off reserve or get the base they want fairly quickly, which might be an answer to your second question.

2013 hires: 169
2014 hires: 153
2015 hires: 193
2016 hires: 342

What's keeping RAH from being a great place to work? That's a great question and probably depends on your situation. If you need to get off reserve quickly in an outstation base, be careful. I had my one-year anniversary last fall and I'm still on reserve in CMH. I honestly don't care as min guarantee is enough for me and I get to sit at home in my jeans 16-20 days a month. But for some, that could be a problem.

Other problems that hurt our quality of life are hotels that change constantly, schedules that include SUPER long sits (up to 3.5 hours is common), and for those in outstations, very early first day shows and late last day finishes. There are problems at headquarters, also. If you need help with scheduling, travel, payroll, etc., make sure you are self-advocating and follow up with them or it just might not happen for you.

RAH is what you make it. If you have a specific quality of life/income/career goal objective in mind, your regional job search will be much easier. If RAH fits those goals, it's a great place to work. I am very happy here and recommend new 121 folks apply to Republic. But it's not the best airline for every situation.
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