Skywest signing bonus
#63
Yes, they said within two weeks. They said to go home and check your email like ery day and spam folder too!? Get ready for the 26 Jan class, they said.
So I did.
I'd be super worried but I know a few of us are in this boat.
So I did.
I'd be super worried but I know a few of us are in this boat.
#65
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Airplanes
Posts: 134
#67
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: CRJ
Posts: 249
I'm not sure what a new hire can expect, but I will be here 4 yrs in a couple months and I should be less than a year from upgrade...I think it's definitely coming down, but as usual, anything can and will change!
#68
Once the last guy who got hired before the recession in 2008 upgrades, let's say next year (8 year upgrade), the next guy in line is, say, a 2012 hire, and suddenly it's a 4-year upgrade.
Obviously it's a case by case basis with each regional and details vary accordingly. Also, growth or a lack thereof affects upgrade time. But that's the gist of how it can come down quickly.
#69
I don't know SkyWest's specific history, but the case for many of the regionals was this: following the 2008 recession, they stopped hiring and didn't begin again until 2011-2013. That means there is a several year gap in date of hire at some point in the seniority list.
Once the last guy who got hired before the recession in 2008 upgrades, let's say next year (8 year upgrade), the next guy in line is, say, a 2012 hire, and suddenly it's a 4-year upgrade.
Obviously it's a case by case basis with each regional and details vary accordingly. Also, growth or a lack thereof affects upgrade time. But that's the gist of how it can come down quickly.
Once the last guy who got hired before the recession in 2008 upgrades, let's say next year (8 year upgrade), the next guy in line is, say, a 2012 hire, and suddenly it's a 4-year upgrade.
Obviously it's a case by case basis with each regional and details vary accordingly. Also, growth or a lack thereof affects upgrade time. But that's the gist of how it can come down quickly.
#70
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Joined APC: Aug 2014
Posts: 613
That would mean around 6 months to just transition all the EMB pilots, and another year at our current rate to get what FO's out of that 435 that want to upgrade. So by the end of the year, you may be getting through those pilots that want to upgrade from that list (100 at most that have no desire to upgrade??) So now you are in 2016 and you can finally start upgrading the 2008 hires. There were around 100 pilots hired that are still here, and then you can start on the 2010 hires (39xxx numbers). That is still a 6 year upgrade.
You have 566 FO's to upgrade before you even start on the 2011 hires and we won't get those done within 18 months. I would love to be sunshine and unicorns, but I don't see us getting to a 3 or 4 year upgrade simply because we can't upgrade FO's to CA's fast enough while also training new FO's. That is the scary situation we are facing and what I would guess is keeping those in SGU that still care up at night.
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