Originally Posted by
MD83FO
anyone foresee US Mayors hiring DECs ?
At the majors? No. At the regionals? Possibly. You need 1000 hrs Part 121 time to upgrade to Captain. Lots of FO's don't have the required 1,000 hrs so the companies will take junior FO"s with 1,000 hrs of 121 time and upgrade them out of seniority. If the company still doesn't have enough FO's with 1,000 hrs of 121 time to meet the upgrade requirement they'll hire DECS. The DECS will be stuck on the bottom of the Captains list as the FO's eventually get 1,000 hrs 121 time and upgrade.