If I recall what I heard during Indoc in late October, the union was able to pull off a bit of coup and got two guys from the August class to upgrade in the 400XP. Obviously that's a bit of an abberation. For what it's worth, during interviews in early October, we were told about 18-22 months for upgrade, perhaps a bit sooner.DetoXJ said:
True, true. That's why I said, "For what it's worth..." It's usually easy to believe the things that we want to believe. By the way, aren't you on bypass? I have a friend who started in June and he got bypass starting in October because of the guys upgrading in the August class.m80drvr said:
I can't speak for the pilot your are addressing, but according to a friend of mine who was on the payroll when it happened, the union spearheaded an effort to get more senior pilots to hold off bidding in order to get a couple of very junior guys the upgrade award. That way, every pilot senior (with apparently a few exceptions) to the junior upgrades were able to start receiving captain pay without actually holding a PIC slot.DetoXJ said:
It was an OUTSTANDING grass roots movement, supported by the entire group, and will make 117 families much merrier this xmas! Mine included! Once again--once is never enough!--our thanks to all involved for that excellent display of caring and unity! Now on to a good contract for all! NJW
