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sg12 · Post by **sg12** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:12 pm

How long did it take those of you guys at Jazz to get a job as a F/O? From the end of flight school would it be 3, 5, 7, 10 years??

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:15 pm

The right Q is 'how long did it take for you to go Captain?'

looproll · Post by **looproll** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:16 pm

flyinhigh · Post by **flyinhigh** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:33 pm

I am really curious as to why everyone is more worried about being a Capt at the airlines than actually getting there. It always goes form how is it?Pay? work? questions, To well if you go there it'll take forever to get left seat.

Personally I say who cares, your at the airlines with the same benefits as the guy beside you, flying the same aircraft. Sure he makes a bit more money, but man, enjoy the ride and don't worry about the upgrades so much.

Yes it will take 7 years to make Capt, It will take that long at Mainline, Westjet, Sky service, emirates, etc.

Oh sorry, It took me 6 years, I left flying for 1 of those years as well. So 5 years of flying.
I have no regrets with the direction I took either. I loved every minute of it.

Go Guns · Post by **Go Guns** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:02 pm

Finished flight school in Spring of 2000. - 8 years

Started flying for a living in Spring of 2003 - 5 years

ils09 · Post by **ils09** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:05 pm

Started flight training May 1999
Had all licences June 2005
Started Flying For A living December 2005
Airline Flying 2008

Mclovin · Post by **Mclovin** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:35 am

Took me 5 years from first job to getting hired at Jazz. And it wasn't all steady employment at one point I was unemployed for 8 months, good times

loadshed · Post by **loadshed** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:07 pm

8 years

complexintentions · Post by **complexintentions** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:10 pm

flyinhigh wrote:
Yes it will take 7 years to make Capt, It will take that long at Mainline, Westjet, Sky service, Emirates, etc.

Emirates upgrade times (on average, unless direct entry captain, or Accelerated Command which is 18 months.)
-Boeing: 3 years
-Airbus: 4 years (may change to 3 when A380's start arriving later this year)

Just FYI.

Cheers,
CI

skyhigh · Post by **skyhigh** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:25 pm

5 year upgrades at jazz??? dude I think you r reaching for the stars on that one. Try 7-8 years for a slot in yyz or yul....Out in yyc or yvr is close to 16 years.

teacher · Post by **teacher** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:59 pm

9 years from graduation but that includes many bankruptcy's and layoffs during the last downturn.

Canoehead · Post by **Canoehead** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:36 pm

skyhigh wrote:5 year upgrades at jazz??? dude I think you r reaching for the stars on that one. Try 7-8 years for a slot in yyz or yul....Out in yyc or yvr is close to 16 years.

If the bids/awards continue as they have, it's possible that the early 2005 'newhires' (now 'senior' F/O's in some bases) will be able to hold YUL left seat on the Dash within the next 2 years. That would mean that 5 year upgrades are possible, if not likely. Currently, only about 30 numbers exist between the most junior captain, and the first of the '2005s'

I do agree that only YZ and UL are going to see new skippers in the next decade or two...

...And to answer SG12's original question, about 8 years and 3 employers before Jazz.

jazzpilot · Post by **jazzpilot** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:22 am

Five years and a bit, 5 companies ( one I actually never flew for thank god) 2 bankruptcies. Only about 2 and a half months unemployed in the middle.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:52 am

Started flight training in Sept 95. Graduated in Mar 98. Got interviewed and sim for Jazz back in AUG 01. Sept 11th screwed everything up.

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