CommutAir Cog Test

[Data]

Amy called this morning, looks like a few of us will be going up next week for the cog test and then, if all goes well, a class starting December 1st.

Anyone care to speculate how long it takes the average new hire to get to captain? Just curious.

 

[CA1900]

Depends on how the hiring is going, of course. For someone who started 5 years ago, it took less than a year and a half. For someone who started a year later, it took nearly 3 years because of our furloughs in August 2001. Then the floodgates opened with our expansion into Cleveland, and the folks we hired this past January (many CoEx furloughees included) upgraded in about 8 months. But that was during a big expansion, which I don't foresee happening again anytime soon.

To say "it varies widely" is an understatement. With the next new-hire class only 2/3 the size of a normal one (8 vs 12 people), I'd say things are stagnating again, so it's anybody's guess. I think future upgrades will be driven by people leaving at this point, and not many are right now. I'd plan on at least a couple years.

 

[ces152]

also received the call this morning looks like one class now and one after the first of the year

 

[Vandelay]

What were your date of interviews? Anyone know how big the pool is?

 

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I interviewed Sept. 24, found out the Tuesday after that that I was in the pool. From what I understand, CA was interviewing 6 candidates every week (maybe it was every other week) but that's just a guestimate. So perhaps there are 20 something in the pool.