How often after submitting the request for the invite do they respond? Been about over 3 days and nothing.

Do they usually respond if you don't meet their qualifications?

App under review since 02/2021

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1100 121 SIC

 

Sent the email Monday, heard back Tuesday with a try again later.

 

What are your times and quals like?

 

What's the current expected upgrade time?

 

That’s a difficult question to answer. While NK isn’t retiring very many there is substantial attrition among the junior FOs and (more rarely) junior CAs to other carriers. How much and how long that may continue in the future is anyone’s guess. Outside of that, the controlling factor is the addition of more aircraft. This is the current fleet expansion plan through 2023:

 

No retirements to speak of, a decent amount of attrition, but I think most are first year, so won't affect progression past first year much. Current bypass ratio has most junior PIC at 65%. Unless bypass ratio changes dramatically, (and I see no reason why it should, short of a new contract with dramatically better reserve rules), the company will need 50% more pilots from the day you get hired to upgrade. Fleetplan for the next 2 years (nothing published beyond 2023, so add salt as required) show a growth of about 15% per year. That means a 3 year upgrade. However, to get a line as a PIC is over 6 years since DOH in my base right now, that will probably get shorter as there was pretty much no hiring in 2020, but count on at least 2 years of reserve if you take the first available, with very little schedule flexibility.

 

Can someone DM me the email for the meet the chiefs? The address I have never responds, and people on this thread are getting responses really quick. Not sure if I got the wrong address or if I'm the problem...

Thanks.

 

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Did you ever hear back from ORD? If so was it 2 weeks?

 

That's the one. Haven't heard a peep. I'll keep trying.