But unions are bad. Got it.

Maybe if those idiots stopped blowing slides left and right then it wouldn't be so irritating that they get overtime pay. Hopefully they are using some of the extra income on education or at least a few bottles of ginkgo biloba to stimulate whatever rusty neurons they currently possess.

InFlight is run a lot like a kindergarten class. Someone had the bright idea that they could save some cash by generating a few dozen CBT's for the FA's to click through instead of giving them each OOE on the plane, and just budget for a certain number of blown slides. Brilliant.

You get what you pay for ....

You understand how percentages work don't you?

15-20% of pittance is still pittance.

I'm looking at joining the ranks in December, when I get to 1500. Do you think new hires now and in the short term future will enjoy the 2-3 yr upgrade you're seeing currently or will it go back up because of the sheer volume of FO's hired between 2013 and present as opposed to between 2009 and 2013?

Seems like skywest is a no brainer if these upgrade statistics are true .

You're being condescending to the wrong crowd bud.

Yes it's still pittance, but it's still more than we have in writing, so don't be an idiot.

I think it'll stay where it's at, maybe go slightly lower with how many 175s were getting but not lower than 2.5, bare in mind a lot can happen such as losing 200s or gaining even more flying so it's hard to say, you just hold on for the ride. That being said Skywest is pretty good at finding uses for old planes.

I'd recommend joining the bridge program, even if you aren't from one of the schools listed you can apply, it gives you a Date of hire much sooner than your actual date of hire which gives you better travel date, hjgher seniority in class which means better sim schedule and your travel benefits start day 1, added bonus there's no obligation, you don't sign anything so if you want to go somewhere else you aren't burning a bridge.

Not Just SkyWest numbers. I think will atleast take 200 E175's by 2018/19 but the the numbers the Majors will take will keep the upgrade low. (Even with the 200's leaving)

I'm a 135 FO not a cfi, never was a cfi. I thought the bridge program was only for specific routes to 1500 . I'll look into that.
Given that most delieveries and growth are on the E175 side over the next year or two, should I bid that airframe if I want hours and oppertunity to earn extra (I know you guys are overstaffed on the 175 now) ?