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Originally Posted by MrSkywest (Post 2151090)

Skywest is the place to go if it is your first airline on if you already have a lot of time. If you are just starting out Skywest will give you the best training, habit patterns, variety of flying, and working environment. Once you get your time in you can upgrade to captain because there will be an opening.

If you already have a lot of time you will get a quick upgrade at Skywest. It takes about 2 years for a first airline guy to get his 1000 hours. The upgrade time is quickly approaching 2 years and once it gets down there most of the new hires will not be able to upgrade yet. (Only 20% take the upgrade when they are first eligible now.) The training department just got 2 new ERJ sims going so training capacity will be higher. Upgrade will be down to 15 months to a year or less by next june. If they can get the FOs then the opportunity to be a captain will be almost immediate.

Pay will be going up. Skywest has the planes on order and coming in. They need the pilots and they need to raise the pay to get them.

Other regionals are dying. One regional pays 300% overtime. Make 120 a year as a new hire captain. But, it is about to be shutdown.

Ya right good one "MR SKYWEST" I also heard they are going to hand out $1000 dollar bills! Just cause they love us

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Originally Posted by saxman66 (Post 2151129)

Not taking sides, but we all though upgrade would stay at 4 years for a long time. Yet a few months later it's at 2.5 years. Mainline taking our pilots are only going to get faster.

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Nope. I always said it would drop to around 2 years. Run the numbers. How will it drop that low? Our training department is already busting at the seams. Does anyone realize how many have to upgrade/bypass to get to the 1 year mark? Aint gonna happen. We have already cleared all of the gaps in hiring.

The one caveat would be if we opened a few more bases. DTW opening caused the jump from almost 3 years to under 2 and a half.

Either a troll or someday it is really going to hurt him Skywest cuts him.

In my time at SkyWest, ive seen them walk into newhire class and ask if anyone wanted a E120 captain spot. And ive seen under 2 year upgrades on the CRJ... Were approaching that time again. It will drop below 2 years on the RJ and just as close ERJ.. Next 12 months are boom time. Lots of in coming ERJ's coupled with attrition and new bases opening...

New bases will open? Where?

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Originally Posted by Apokleros (Post 2151201)

New bases will open? Where?

DTW is opening up slowly on the CRJ side. On the ERJ side SEA is growing rapidly, all of the other west coast based are also growing.

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Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2151195)

Yes, but we weren't a 4000 pilot airline then.

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Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2151195)

So with new ERJs coming in when is the changing point of people saying "take the ERJ" as opposed to everyone saying "take the CRJ" now? At this point I'm still planning on taking the CRJ because I'm hoping for an August/ early September class date. Just curious.

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.

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Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2151306)

Or SFO... That base is junior and going to be a good placeholder for a lot of ERJ peepz