SkyWest CRJ Upgrade Time
Posted by Conscious-Trip-941@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments
Hello All!
2 questions.
1) How long is it currently taking to upgrade on the CRJ at SkyWest?
2) How likely is it to get hired on by Delta or United prior to the contract ending?
TIA!
554TangoAlpha@reddit
They have seniority for FO/CA for each fleet and base on their website. 0 shot unless you’re extremely lucky, like my dad’s the chief pilot at UA/DL.
x4457@reddit
Re: 2 - not true. I know someone who upgraded less than a year ago who has a DL interview.
554TangoAlpha@reddit
I knew I’d get this reply. It’s the exception to the rule. The vast majority has no shot. OO and DL/UA got back room deals.
YugeWaterBottle@reddit
DL is picking up a ton of OO captains and FOs before the end of their contract right now.
justcallme3nder@reddit
I got into OO just before the contract. Haven't upgraded yet. I have an interview with Delta in May.
554TangoAlpha@reddit
Happy to hear that, hopefully they don’t meter your class date.
Galactic_Dolphin@reddit
They’re not, I got mine the same time as everyone else from my interview date.
554TangoAlpha@reddit
Good to hear.
Galactic_Dolphin@reddit
UA yes, seems nearly impossible to go from OO to UA. DL is taking plenty from OO right now.
x4457@reddit
Vast majority, sure, but it's happening more and more frequently.
6 months ago I'd have agreed with you.
554TangoAlpha@reddit
I’m happy to hear that.
x4457@reddit
Me too.
I have a hunch, and this is really just a hunch based on what I'm currently seeing and hearing, that we're going to start to see a lot more movement out of the regionals in the next 6 months. I'm seeing a lot of people getting hired at legacies that wouldn't have had a chance a year ago.
If that starts to happen, we're going to see a lot of these regional control and cadet programs start to loosen up just like we did 2017-2023. Not quite to the same intensity or ceiling, but trending in that direction. I'm starting to see parallels from late 2020.
With the usual qualifier of this all assuming that the world doesn't implode in the mean time. We're about due for another black swan event.
rFlyingTower@reddit
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Hello All!
2 questions.
1) How long is it currently taking to upgrade on the CRJ at SkyWest?
2) How likely is it to get hired on by Delta or United prior to the contract ending?
TIA!
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