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03-20-2016, 03:04 PM
#5283
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Joined APC: Sep 2011
Posts: 688
Upgrades come for two reasons. Growth and attrition.
We have 0 published growth on the crj.
There is some growth on the erj but we are rapidly running out of new aircraft to come on property.
Pending a new announcement of aircraft, upgrades will soon translation to attrition coverage. So any pilot just now coming onto property can expect to be an fo for awhile.
All that changes if new aircraft get announced. Also keep in mind there is a large pool of fo's who have been passed over for ca due to lack of time. They are gaining the time every day. All these captains that are upgrading at the yearish mark that are bypassing all these FOs can expect to be in reserve for a long time as all the bypassed fo's will be above them when they upgrade.
We have 0 published growth on the crj.
There is some growth on the erj but we are rapidly running out of new aircraft to come on property.
Pending a new announcement of aircraft, upgrades will soon translation to attrition coverage. So any pilot just now coming onto property can expect to be an fo for awhile.
All that changes if new aircraft get announced. Also keep in mind there is a large pool of fo's who have been passed over for ca due to lack of time. They are gaining the time every day. All these captains that are upgrading at the yearish mark that are bypassing all these FOs can expect to be in reserve for a long time as all the bypassed fo's will be above them when they upgrade.
03-20-2016, 04:22 PM
#5284
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Joined APC: Mar 2016
Posts: 145
Yep, the upgrade train is over for new hires coming on property now. I will say there were some less than a year on property for the CRJ since a lot of people are holding out for the Ejet. So.... who knows... but its not worth coming here for the upgrade since there are similar upgrade times now with much better pay and bennies.
03-20-2016, 05:57 PM
#5286
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Joined APC: Aug 2014
Position: Airbus FO
Posts: 279
How many E-jet deliveries remain?
03-20-2016, 08:05 PM
#5289
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Joined APC: May 2014
Position: CFI
Posts: 93
While it is true that some new hires are not up to the task of transitioning to a jet, the company will give you plenty of extra sims if you need them. Normal training program has 7 sims before your checkride, some guys have received and extra 5 or 6 sims before being cut loose.
If anything, the company is guilty of being too lenient with guys who should washout, but get pushed along.
Mesa has it's share of faults, but the training dept isn't one of them.
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