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jumbobelle
23rd Apr 2018, 05:23
Doing some research, what's the time to command at the moment on your fleet?
RexBanner
23rd Apr 2018, 05:25
Anything from six months to twenty years depending on the fleet!
repulo
23rd Apr 2018, 05:48
20+ years, German charter outfit.
pineteam
23rd Apr 2018, 05:50
My airline operates the A320 family and it’s minimum 2 years in the company, 4000 hours total and 2000 hours on JAR 25 aircraft... Pretty fast! = )
gtseraf
23rd Apr 2018, 06:17
I'm curious to know why you ask the question.
If it is to decide which airline to work for, then I think this question should be one of many questions asked.
In isolation, time to command means very little, it is a very small snapshot of a very big picture.
richardthethird
23rd Apr 2018, 07:07
Of course, you actually have to be up to the job, too...
byrondaf
23rd Apr 2018, 09:11
easyJet A319/A320 soon to include A321. Minimum time is 5 years, 3500 hours (easyjet factored). Average time is 5.5-6 years.
FO's that have joined from a TP operator with plenty of hours took around 3 years.
EMB-145LR
23rd Apr 2018, 11:27
BA A320 at LGW is going as low as just under three years this year.
Boeing 7E7
23rd Apr 2018, 15:03
In TUI (Thomson) it has been around 10-15 years. It looks like that will drop down to about 4 years though for those to be upgraded in time for summer 2019.
The aviation industry is going through the best of times and 4 years to command in TUI is about as good as it gets! If you remember that the airline industry is notoriously cyclical then those joining mature airlines like TUI now, may we’ll be joining at the top of the wave and end up waiting a long, long time before their turn comes around. I know - it happened to me!🛫
INNflight
23rd Apr 2018, 17:34
Swiss Int Air Lines, somewhere between 10 and 13 years for a short haul command atm.
PPRuNeUser0192
23rd Apr 2018, 19:00
easyJet A319/A320 soon to include A321. Minimum time is 5 years, 3500 hours (easyjet factored). Average time is 5.5-6 years.
FO's that have joined from a TP operator with plenty of hours took around 3 years.
How long does it take to upgrade in easyJet if you join as a SFO?
speedrestriction
23rd Apr 2018, 19:18
How long does it take to upgrade in easyJet if you join as a SFO?
Still 3 years or so. You have to work through all the same phases as any other FO applying for command.
Daz80
23rd Apr 2018, 19:39
How long does it take to upgrade in easyJet if you join as a SFO?
It can depend on basing too. If you have all the requirements hours wise when you join then it can be 18 months.
trancada
23rd Apr 2018, 20:22
How it is with WIZZAIR and WOW Air?
schweizer2
23rd Apr 2018, 20:47
How it is with WIZZAIR and WOW Air?
No wait at Wizz Air, provided you have the hour, the only wait is for them to schedule you in for the course.