Heard it from ALPA my contact at ALPA national. If you think about it, why would the majors want to keep the most senior(expensive) guys on the payroll? It's about training events, they can't train all the new hires and retirement bid shufflers at the same time. The perfect storm has arrived, and there ain't no way they can fix it, no matter how bad they want to. Sims and facilities are expensive, way more expensive, cash and time wise.

It doesn't make a difference. When the 65 year old captain retires making X he is replaced by a guy making the same X.

And yes, they are raising the retirement age but not in one big bounce like last time 60 to 65. It will be slowly raised from 65 to 75 over a 10 year period so nobody needs to complain.

02-12-2016 | 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MrStl

It will be slowly raised from 65 to 75 over a 10 year period so nobody needs to complain.

Not sure that math checks out chief.

02-13-2016 | 04:25 AM

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Does anyone know contact info for skywest captain on the emb175 out of ORD named Michael Arsalan.

Please pm me

Thanks

You mean Al Pacino?

02-13-2016 | 10:53 AM

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Whats the upgrade time? How long would it take to go from a first year FO to a Line Check Airman?

02-13-2016 | 10:57 AM

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Whats the upgrade time? How long would it take to go from a first year FO to a Line Check Airman?

Ask Jb22. He's got the inside scoop.

02-13-2016 | 10:59 AM

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Whats the upgrade time? How long would it take to go from a first year FO to a Line Check Airman?

Why stop there.. FO to CEO of XJT. Been done before... Just saying!!

02-13-2016 | 11:08 AM

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Whats the upgrade time? How long would it take to go from a first year FO to a Line Check Airman?

Upgrade is running around 3 months and usually if your IOE is going well, and it almost always does, they just make you a Check Airman so you can give yourself your own line check.

Now, for becoming a Designated Examiner they want a lot more experience, we're talking at least 2 weeks.

Take my word for it.