Time to left seat in majors?

[av8raaron]

Question from somebody who's logged most of my hours wearing nomex for Uncle Sam... About how many years/hours is a new hire FO looking at before going to the left seat at a major? Any truth to the rumor that AA is rather slow to upgrade? Also, how does progression to larger types work? Would somebody become a B737 Capt before becoming a B747 FO?

Gracias.

 

[Godvek]

Question from somebody who's logged most of my hours wearing nomex for Uncle Sam... About how many years/hours is a new hire FO looking at before going to the left seat at a major? Any truth to the rumor that AA is rather slow to upgrade? Also, how does progression to larger types work? Would somebody become a B737 Capt before becoming a B747 FO?

Gracias.

I would say AA is rather slow to upgrade right now.

 

[XTW]

Are you really from this planet?

 

[Superpilot92]

WOW This is funny!!

 

[PCL_128]

Wait, did I just flash back 6 years?

 

[semperfido]

where you based?... on the dew line somewhere?...or bum _ _ _ _ egypt?

 

[Godvek]

Braniff, PSA, TWA, Pan America, Eastern, & Laker...to name a few...are all hiring directly into the left seat and they all love military time. I am not sure what the other majors are doing but you might have to work for one of their feeder companies for a few months first. Good luck!

 

[jetexas]

The question should be "How long back the right seat at major" or "How long until Home Depot at a major"?.

 

[PastFastMover]

Question from somebody who's logged most of my hours wearing nomex for Uncle Sam... About how many years/hours is a new hire FO looking at before going to the left seat at a major?
Gracias.

AV8, this biz is all about cycles. Boom then bust. Right now the entire industry is in the bust mode. With your quality experience you will get hired by someone sometime if you are persistent. Time to upgrade after "getting hired" is all about the hiring cycle and where you came in.

 

[FlyingSig]

The question should be "How long back the right seat at major"

3 years and 2 months

 

[FN FAL]

Did you guys see the news tonight? Gas spiked 20 cents at the pump overnight. Guess I should have filled up the day before yesterday.

 

[UnstableAviator]

No doubt, new records of $60/barrel. Perhaps the airline industry is still in its infancy, seeing as it has only been 50 years since the jet age began and 25 or so since de-regulation.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

What amazes me is that the oil companies swear up and down that there is no price gouging going on, yet they are reporting record profits. What a joke.

 

[trlauer]

Why can't people give a full explanation instead of ridiculing him!?!???

He obviously came to this board, asked a legitimate question, and expected to get a decent answer. If he wanted a grade school response, he could have gone to child to get these answers.

Aren't people on this board supposed to be professional!?! I hope you take your jobs, if you have one, more serious than you do about your responses on this board.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

I'd have to agree with trlauer, the guy has probably been overseas fighting for our country and has had more important things to do than keep up with our problems at the airlines. Give him a break.