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Old 06-26-2016 | 02:51 PM
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Yes were at 4000 pilots. But were in expansion mode.. Hiring and attrition at the same time.. That has always equaled fast upgrades.. As far as taking CRJ vs ERJ. I would say go CRJ unless you want SEA/PDX.
Old 06-26-2016 | 02:59 PM
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Yes were at 4000 pilots. But were in expansion mode.. Hiring and attrition at the same time.. That has always equaled fast upgrades.. As far as taking CRJ vs ERJ. I would say go CRJ unless you want SEA/PDX.
Or SFO... That base is junior and going to be a good placeholder for a lot of ERJ peepz
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I don't understand why people are toting current upgrade times as factors for new hires. When I was hired upgrade times were at 7 years. But growth was approaching and there were not a lot of people hired between now and then. So it dropped from 7-2 years in a matter of just 2 years.

In the last two years since I was hired there have been nearly 1400 people hired there. If you want my guess, the upgrade will probably be 4-5 years for someone starting at OO now.
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Where is Indoc/systems training? Sims for crj? Sims for 175? Just curious.
Old 06-26-2016 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ScaryKite
Where is Indoc/systems training? Sims for crj? Sims for 175? Just curious.
Indoc and systems for CRJ are in SLC. ERJ is in Denver. Sims could be the same place or anywhere else in the world Sims exist.
Old 06-26-2016 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ScaryKite
Where is Indoc/systems training? Sims for crj? Sims for 175? Just curious.
CRJ SLC/CVG. Some times ATL/STL
ERJ DEN/SLC/CVG some times STL
Old 06-27-2016 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackwing
It's substantially more in-depth than newhire training at Mesa. I came from Mesa already typed in the CRJ and there was a moment during the final systems exam when I was certain I was going to fail. Ended up with a 91% but it felt like impending doom!
Blackwing, do you know of any other regional airline that goes this extra mile in their training department?

I'm sure ExpressJet. I would imagine Endeavor, perhaps Republic. Not sure about Compass. Is there a way to tell?

Thanks for any help!
Old 06-27-2016 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck
I don't understand why people are toting current upgrade times as factors for new hires. When I was hired upgrade times were at 7 years. But growth was approaching and there were not a lot of people hired between now and then. So it dropped from 7-2 years in a matter of just 2 years.

In the last two years since I was hired there have been nearly 1400 people hired there. If you want my guess, the upgrade will probably be 4-5 years for someone starting at OO now.
Things are moving so fast I doubt it would ever go that high. You say 4-5 years for someone hired today - but there are more mandatory retirements at the majors in the next 4-5 years than there are regional pilots.
Old 06-27-2016 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by invalidPairing
Things are moving so fast I doubt it would ever go that high. You say 4-5 years for someone hired today - but there are more mandatory retirements at the majors in the next 4-5 years than there are regional pilots.
Are the cadet pilots getting seniority numbers ? Exactly what/when is their DOH?
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Old 06-27-2016 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by pksocal
Are the cadet pilots getting seniority numbers ? Exactly what/when is their DOH?
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They may have employee numbers but as far as their seniority is concerned it's their first day of class. Seniority in class is determined by the last 4 of your SSN with 0000 being senior and 9999 being junior. The cadets are the exception to that - they are first in class followed by everyone else. Considering huge classes are being run every two weeks it'd certainly be nice to be ahead of a few more people but it's not a game changer by any means.
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