But his username is friend... That's trustworthy enough.

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.

Not sure that math checks out chief.

You mean Al Pacino?

Ask Jb22. He's got the inside scoop.

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

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.

Wait. You saying GL is RA!!! All makes scenes nce now!!!!

The most junior LCA here has almost 9 years of seniority.

Not so much, but it's certainly something I would like to do if it helps me get out. However I've been hearing that check airman are now finding it harder to move on as Skywest asked the majors to slow down the hiring of LCAs. I've flown with a few captains who don't want to become check airman for that reason

That is false... But they do ask prospective LCA's if they plan on leaving...

So I am thinking of moving to the majors, and Allegiant has a pilot meet and greet in CVG on Monday. You think it is worth going and working for them?

Actually that is exactly what came from the HR dept. they have agreements with all the partners on numbers of pilots that will be hired from OO. It is complete crap but it does exist.

I beg to differ... It's completely false.

I hear that their pay is really good, and its s growing company so should be able to move up, quick upgrade times!

Ok. Welcome to the Internet.

Congrats on all the accounts.

Actually True. A few years ago Jerry and Chip both went to DL and UA and made the case for not hiring too many too fast or the feed would suffer. UA does hire quite a number of ExpressJet pilots in relation to Skywest pilots. But the Skywest numbers are lower overall.

You can believe what you like but the numbers do not lie. just because you have your head in the sand does not me the sun does not rise.

I'm smelling bull****.... If it were that easy every single CEO would be begging the majors to do the same thing.

When you select SkyWest and view their hiring mins, it says 1500 TT and 200 cross country. Is that reduced for the reduced ATP mins? I did not attend an accredited University so I would need 500 cross country correct?

No. Anyone is eligible for a RATP (under age 23, less than 500xc). The accredited university gets you the lower TT.

Allegiant? I thought you said you wanted to go to a major?

ATP mins = 1500TT, 500xcountry
restricted = 1500TT, 200 X country
Restricted from a 2 year university program= 1250TT, 200xc
Restricted graduate from a 4 year program = 1000TT, 200 xc
Restricted graduate from military program = 750TT, 200 xc

If you are within 3 months of reaching one of these minimums, apply.

To clarify make sure the school your going to is on the FAA approved list, and just because it's a 4 year degree does not necessarily mean it has the 60 or more credit hours required by the FAA to be reduced to 1,000 TT it may only be good for 1,250 with 30-59 approved credit hours. So make sure you know what degree/program you're getting into to make sure it's going to work for you.

True unfortunately.

For those curious, Mitsubishi has restarted test flights of the MRJ after halting them in December. Initial tests found the wingbox structure could not handle the 150% ultimate load test. Have to say, the takeoff and landing looked smooth as glass. And boy is she quiet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOQHTuC23c

One story said the second and third test plane are out of the hangar and will be flying soon. Mitsubishi plans to have four planes in Moses Lake, WA by September for testing with Boeing's help.

So with 100 orders and an option for 100 more, is SkyWest looking to replace planes or expand its fleet with a third variant?

It will never be flown here. MT and others have said it was to get the other manufacturers to play ball.

Is that even legal?

Yes it is. You think the airlines don't play Boeing and Airbus to get the best deal? The MRJ is even over weight in regards to scope so I really don't know who they are planning on purchasing them.

Overweight? You do know that there are currently two versions... right? MRJ70 and MRJ90. Each version has a STD, ER, and LR.

They are over max gross takeoff, but it doesn't really matter they will never fly here.

SkyWest's orders are for the 90, which is over 86,000 lbs. Presumably these could be converted to 70s. SkyWest also has E175 E2s on order. These are all supposed to be over 86K. Alaska's scope allows this, but I don't think anyone else does.

The MRJ 70 with the geared engine is likely to carry similar CASM to the CRJ 700 that it would replace. United and Delta have room for 204 combined 70 seat RJs under the SCOPE clause. At some point the CRJ700s and E175 will need to be replaced and the E170 will not be made in a geared engine variant.

*i would have to verify that the 70 seat RJs don't have a lower MTOW requirement under SCOPE.

The 70 seat variant isn't likely to be delivered for 3 to 5 years down the road... By that time some of these 700s will be 20 years old.

http://www.flythemrj.com/design/

They are late to the party

I'm not that naive, I know the big two play off each other. But we're talking placing an order of 100, which undoubtedly played a role in Mitsubishi going ahead with the project.

They don't have a lot of orders yet. It'll probably help when they finally get a plane to Farnborough to show it off. But here is where it stands, according to Wiki:

Airline Firm orders Options
All Nippon Airways 15 10
Trans States Holdings 50 50
SkyWest, Inc. 100 100
Eastern Air Lines 20 20* *Purchase rights (MoU)
Air Mandalay 6 4
Japan Airlines 32
Total 223 184

So SkyWest has placed far and away the biggest order.

I don't think the MRJ will ever fly here. Haven't heard anything official, but there isn't any reason not to put any new contracts we get with the ERJ.

Take a look at our Board of Directors and what other positions those guys hold in the aviation industry. You might find your answer there.