Originally Posted by
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Hi all,
I am looking at the prop fleet as a retirement job for a last few years once returning to NZ.
How long are the expected upgrade times for experienced new joiners?
regards
Probably about the same as any other new joiners unless you have time on type and they need Captains when those ahead of you don't meet company/legislative requirements, then it can vary wildly.
From what I've observed recently for Mt Cook on the ATR it has been about 3 years but that has been during a period of expansion, the time to command may be drawing out again. Once upon a time you had to wait for someone to retire before a command came up. NM isn't the job it once was and there's probably not a large proportion of lifer captains anymore.
Air Nelson on the Dash 8, from what I've heard, has been about the same time frame.
In both cases times will probably vary depending on what base you're in or prepared to move to.