Originally Posted by
RockChalk
How do you think the industry would be different, especially at the majors, if seniority was not the basis of everything? In Corporate America, you never hear people talk about their Date of Hire when it comes to trying to move up the proverbial food chain. I'd be curious to hear how it would be if that was the case at the airlines. It's an interesting thought to consider, and I look forward to your views.
It would never work for a pilot job... all line pilots are held to the same qualification and training standards. The only "merit" jobs are line check airmen, sim instructors, and management pilots.
Having rank by merit for a standard line pilot is a terrible idea in that it would very easily degrade into pilots cutting corners to get the job done to impress the managers.