Originally Posted by
Tee Emm
Beats the old days where for example the seniority list in PANAM and some major legacy airlines meant you could be in the RH seat for 15-20 years waiting for your number to get to the top. I recall watching PANAM crews at Guam. Most of the first officers and flight engineers were well over 50 and cabin crew too. .
it’s cyclical. Up until 18 months ago or so it was an 11-12 year upgrade at American Eagle where I fly. Now it’s as soon as you have the 1000 hours part 121. It will probably go back to a long upgrade once this cycle finishes in about 8-10 years.