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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
(Post 2778474)
I’d commute or move to NY if it meant an extra $150k plus 16% of that plus profit sharing on it as well. It’s not like our new upgrades at spirit can get any base they want either.
Living there wouldn’t be bad, but be ready to pay up!! Nice places aren’t cheap. |
Originally Posted by flyingpuma1
(Post 2778517)
I’m sure they were going jr but I’d take the upgrade and commute too.
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Average time to upgrade at Spirit?
Originally Posted by Tranquility
(Post 2778529)
Have you ever been based in LGA or JFK??
Living there wouldn’t be bad, but be ready to pay up!! Nice places aren’t cheap. No doubt commuting sucks (did ewr before) but now I live in base and have to commute to try and get off reserve so.....all just depends on preferences/qol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
(Post 2778352)
Lots of 4-5 year captains at delta on the 80 and 717. LCCs don’t have a time to upgrade advantage at this time.
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Originally Posted by RemoveB4flght
(Post 2778494)
I think that is a number/time span that is going to rapidly change.
As stated earlier, without another aircraft order and based solely on retirements, at your age you would never upgrade. But even with sustained growth, say hiring 300 and upgrading 150 per year, an FO hired today is looking closer to 6-7 years, unless there is several consecutive years of explosive growth. This of course does not factor in economic cycles. filler |
Originally Posted by FNGFO
(Post 2778497)
You’d be in the vast minority, and the fact that those slots were going so junior speaks to that.
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Originally Posted by Tranquility
(Post 2778529)
Have you ever been based in LGA or JFK??
Living there wouldn’t be bad, but be ready to pay up!! Nice places aren’t cheap. If I was at delta and it was an 8-10 year upgrade where I currently live or a two year upgrade in NYC I would move my family to within two hours of NYC and collect my extra $1 million plus over the next 6-8 years and then think about moving out if I could or wanted to at that time. That doesn’t even account for what my extra retirement contributions and profit sharing on captain pay would grow into by my retirement horizon. This also assumes I couldn’t hold widebody FO at my base of choice at or before the time I could hold marrowbody captain in NYC. That’s not everyone’s gig though I know that. For a new hire at any major airline it’s worth noting if they are doing a financial comparison |
Originally Posted by Flyboy68
(Post 2778783)
Good to know also. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Flyboy68
(Post 2778223)
Just curious. Thinking about making an LCC like Spirit my goal as I'm 50 years young and getting back into aviation after an extended layoff.
Basically weighing time and earnings as an FO and CA at an LCC versus a major over the next 13 or so years. 757 - 2 years or less Airbus - 5 years 767 - 8 years 777 - 15 years Many Legacy/Cargo Widebody FO's can make as much, if not more than a Spirit Capt. Just food for thought. |
Originally Posted by Thrust Hold
(Post 2779009)
Current Upgrade Times at FedEx:
757 - 2 years or less Airbus - 5 years 767 - 8 years 777 - 15 years Many Legacy/Cargo Widebody FO's can make as much, if not more than a Spirit Capt. Just food for thought. Thanks. |
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