Skywest v2.0
03-29-2017, 08:14 PM
#6581
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: LAX ER
Posts: 1,606
For anyone considering coming here, just be aware that for the time being, and probably the foreseeable future, "SkyMidWest" would be a more appropriate name for this airline.
Significant amounts of flying have shifted from West Coast bases to DTW and ORD. With the E175 deliveries pretty much done, and with West Coast bases heavily overstaffed (45% of all SFO CRJ guys will be on reserve this month and for the foreseeable future), transitions, upgrades, and transfers into West Coast bases will be very limited for the foreseeable future.
If you live near ORD, MSP, or DTW, this is a great place to be. If you're a West Coaster? Not so much.
Just tellin' it like it is. Of course, this could all change tomorrow, but there are no signs that it will. Then again, this has all been in the works for quite some time and should come as no surprise to anyone...
Significant amounts of flying have shifted from West Coast bases to DTW and ORD. With the E175 deliveries pretty much done, and with West Coast bases heavily overstaffed (45% of all SFO CRJ guys will be on reserve this month and for the foreseeable future), transitions, upgrades, and transfers into West Coast bases will be very limited for the foreseeable future.
If you live near ORD, MSP, or DTW, this is a great place to be. If you're a West Coaster? Not so much.
Just tellin' it like it is. Of course, this could all change tomorrow, but there are no signs that it will. Then again, this has all been in the works for quite some time and should come as no surprise to anyone...
03-29-2017, 10:05 PM
#6583
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Joined APC: Mar 2011
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 2,612
Do the math! We've been upgrading about 60/month. Number of captains leaving has been 30-40, the rest has been growth. Going forward the amount of captain attrition will only increase. Only thing that will stop upgrades is the lack of new hires which is a real possibility but somehow we keep getting 60 plus every single month...
03-29-2017, 10:14 PM
#6584
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Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 869
10 month upgrade? Wow. What is your attrition like? Did I see someone mention a MSP er7 base?
03-29-2017, 10:34 PM
#6586
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Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 869
Any recent attrition numbers?
03-29-2017, 11:17 PM
#6587
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 618
Can one get IAH out of training, if not how long to bid it?
03-29-2017, 11:53 PM
#6589
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Airplanes
Posts: 134
Just wanted to chime in to keep misinformation from spreading:
I'm an LXJT FO that lives in DTW, trying to make the lateral move to SKW. Our management during a Q&A conference call, plus a SKW recruiter that I messaged with on FB both said that the program DOES NOT apply to an XJT/ASA pilot going straight to SKW.
It only applies to XJT/ASA/SKW pilots that have left for other carriers (legacy, LLC) and come back. XJT/ASA pilots are still eligible for the $7,500 bonus. Bummer for me, but I'll gladly lose a couple bucks per hour in pay for home base and an opportunity to actually upgrade.
I'm an LXJT FO that lives in DTW, trying to make the lateral move to SKW. Our management during a Q&A conference call, plus a SKW recruiter that I messaged with on FB both said that the program DOES NOT apply to an XJT/ASA pilot going straight to SKW.
It only applies to XJT/ASA/SKW pilots that have left for other carriers (legacy, LLC) and come back. XJT/ASA pilots are still eligible for the $7,500 bonus. Bummer for me, but I'll gladly lose a couple bucks per hour in pay for home base and an opportunity to actually upgrade.
03-30-2017, 12:58 AM
#6590
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: LAX ER
Posts: 1,606
Easy solution. Just leave XJT for an undesirable carrier that will hire you (alligient, spirit..etc)...do a few weeks and then quit and go back to SKW and upgrade real quick as you'll have the time ahead of the new hires with no time. Boom. Soft landing pay AND eventually move to a legacy.
If you're going to do that much work just for money, you may as well just keep an undesirable carrier like Allegiant....considering they make a hell of a lot more than Skywest does....
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