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12-02-2015, 12:15 PM
#2661
Covfefe
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 3,001
Most in the 700s will hit 1k hrs in the next 1-3 months if they haven't yet. Guessing the bypass upgrades will stop or slow in the next couple awards and will stay in the 700s for a while.
12-02-2015, 01:16 PM
#2663
Living the Dream
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,795
Not to derail the awesome Mesa thread, but I'd take a window/aisle combo single seat in a 145 any day over a middle econ seat in a 737/bus. Throw in UAL's horrible slimline seats, and it's not even up for debate. UAL's slimline seats are the true disgrace to the traveling public and I'd fly on almost any RJ (minus N407SW and maybe 200s in general) before I'd fly in a middle seat in the back of UAL if given the option. I had to fly in the middle seat on a UAL 320 the other day for a 2 hour flight and I thought my @$$ and legs were going to fall off by the end of it. And I'm short.
Huh. Obviously it can be done, but I'd think at least a few guys going into their first 121 Captain gig would opt to stay on the same equipment.
12-02-2015, 01:24 PM
#2664
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,666
Since the CRJ deliveries are done for a bit and the focus is back on the EJET, it's no surprise people are bidding it...they don't want to potentially be stuck on the bottom of the CRJ CA list.
12-02-2015, 01:25 PM
#2665
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 304
A Mesa Capt. just told me that virtually every FO he flies with is putting apps out for a lateral move. Why wouldn't they with the incentives out there for type-rated FO's?
12-02-2015, 01:39 PM
#2666
Living the Dream
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,795
Um....the great majority of EJET CAs came from the CRJ and it is their first Captain gig. Nothing really new with this award other than it went a little more senior than the last one, but SB awards tend to jump around a little, especially in today's world.
Since the CRJ deliveries are done for a bit and the focus is back on the EJET, it's no surprise people are bidding it...they don't want to potentially be stuck on the bottom of the CRJ CA list.
Since the CRJ deliveries are done for a bit and the focus is back on the EJET, it's no surprise people are bidding it...they don't want to potentially be stuck on the bottom of the CRJ CA list.
12-02-2015, 02:12 PM
#2667
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Posts: 977
That's a 7 month upgrade on the CRJ and a 18 month upgrade on the E175.
12-02-2015, 02:24 PM
#2668
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Posts: 977
Pretty sweet deal for those guys! But kind of insane when you consider the fact there are EJet FO holdbacks--getting CRJ CA pay--who now have the seniority to upgrade on the EJet (which would be a much cheaper and quicker upgrade than training a CRJ FO to become an EJet CA).
I really can't think of any reason why they're still holding back those EJet FOs on Captain pay (or not letting them re-bid EJet CA).
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