Netjets "newhire to captain" timeframe??

[RedEye1]

www.airlinepilotpay.com shows 2900 pilots on board now, read on a post here that current upgrades are in the 1800 range of seniority?

 

[be-400xpdriver]

My personal guess would be no sooner than 6 or 7 years.

 

[RNObased]

10yrs, but I believe it was Wolf Pack that said you don't take a job at place based on when you would upgrade.

 

[brokeflyer]

Whatever they told you at the interview.

 

[captain dad]

About 2/3 of pilots at NJA are captains. We have atrition of about 80-100 a year from retirements, career changes, etc... If you get hired tomorrow you will be #3000 or so. In five years at the current rate of hiring and atrition, your seniority would be 2400-2600 out of 4400-4500. So five years if we keep hiring 300 a year.

This is all speculation and has a lot of variables. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the upgrade. The QOL for me is so much better than the airlines I could really care less.

Hope that helps.

 

[fischman]

There are sooooo many factors that can change upgrade time. Aircraft deliveries being the most obvious (Where is that 4000???). Training slots. Aircraft swapping by pilots. Etc...

When asked by applicants when they might expect upgrade we tell them "We don't know" because we don't. It is the only truthful answer we can give.

Anyone who tells you anything else is their personal guess. You should take it as that.

 

[BoeingBaller]

Just think at least 7 years of toolbag instruction.

 

[RNObased]

Just think at least 7 years of toolbag instruction.

Huh??

 

[pilot772]

(Where is that 4000???). quote]
Its Just over the "Horizon":beer:

 

[tankerswede]

Its Just over the "Horizon":beer:

And has been for 12+ years...but keep running toward the "horizon", I'm sure they'll get to it eventually :laugh:

 

[fly4funcrj]

I wouldn't worry about the upgrade. I'm a 3rd year f/o on the 18 day and without any ot, holiday pay or after midnights for the next few months will make 90k this year.

 

[Twotter76]

I wouldn't worry about the upgrade. I'm a 3rd year f/o on the 18 day and without any ot, holiday pay or after midnights for the next few months will make 90k this year.

+1 for this. It is definitely going to be awhile for the new hires but SIC pay here doesn't suck. You could probably safely assume 6 years and if it comes sooner then you can be pleasantly surprised. They told me 2 years when I got hired - I've been here three and still have 80 people in front of me. The point I am trying to make is you will be comfortable until your number comes up. Trust me when I say it wasn't always so.

 

[Abbey]

Upgrades go in the 1800's. They have been in the 1800's since 2005.

 

[jegermeister]

+1 for this. It is definitely going to be awhile for the new hires but SIC pay here doesn't suck. You could probably safely assume 6 years and if it comes sooner then you can be pleasantly surprised. They told me 2 years when I got hired - I've been here three and still have 80 people in front of me. The point I am trying to make is you will be comfortable until your number comes up. Trust me when I say it wasn't always so.

I'll second that. The upgrade will come when it does. I make more now as a new hire than I did as a six year Capt. at ASA. Had I gone to any other place, I'm fairly sure the upgrade would have been at least 5 years (without the fo pay I'm getting now). In addition to the pay, it's a great feeling to be part of a company that controls it's own future and treats it's fellow employees with class.

 

[727C47]

I'll second that. The upgrade will come when it does. I make more now as a new hire than I did as a six year Capt. at ASA. Had I gone to any other place, I'm fairly sure the upgrade would have been at least 5 years (without the fo pay I'm getting now). In addition to the pay, it's a great feeling to be part of a company that controls it's own future and treats it's fellow employees with class.

AMEN....