Originally Posted by
trancada
How pilots are chosen for each type? Always start on Phenoom 300 then progress to the larger ones?
How long for commander upgrade?
Difficult to answer. Generally speaking it looks like new joiners would be assigned one of the least attractive types (Phenom, XLS). In the past this was not always true but I understand that this is the intention now. It's also how NJA in America do it. There career progression including fleet changes is by seniority. It looks like it's going that way at NJE, too.
Same for upgrades. Seniority based. No significant demand for new captains in the foreseeable future. Both NJA and NJE have plenty of 10+year FOs. At NJE there will be 200+ FOs in front of you for an upgrade
There is also no significant salary progression except for inflation correction.
Expect to still be an FO 10+ years after joining. Possibly on a Latitude by that time instead of on the XLS or Phenom that you would be likely to join today.