Originally Posted by
dba74
Also, to answer your question about pay, the most junior Captain pay is always higher than the most senior f/o pay at pretty much all airlines.
That's generally true of pay
rates, but I don't think it's difficult for senior FOs who know how to work the system to take home more money than the junior captains on reserve. Granted, they probably have to work more days, but if money is the only objective, sometimes delaying the upgrade for a while can make sense.