Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
Jetlinker and Saab200,
The problem here is you are trying to use logical arguments with a left seat 777 guy. These are the last people who would care about you or even the junior pilots at their own airline. They are perfectly happy in their own little world oblivious to the realities going on around them at times.
Did he move into the left seat of the 777 right after new-hire indoc? Most 777 captains I've flown with had a long history that began with service as a plumber on the 727 or right-seat gigs on the DC-9 or 737-100 & 200. Do pilots necessarily lose their empathy for the plight of others when they transition to the left seat of the big iron?
Originally Posted by
N570JD
Whoa there EWRflyr. I'm one of those 777 Left Seaters and I'll tell you and all right here and now that scope is number ONE in importance in the JCBA for me and for all those my seniority that I know. Most of us have already walked at least one picket line and will be ready again if needed. Maybe those in my seat where you are see it differently, but I'm not hearing any disagreement with my peers.
Right you are! Scope is not exclusively a junior pilot issue. Recapturing the 70-seat flying might seem to make it so, but the advent of 95-seat and larger RJs make it a mid-seniority issue, and issues such as the UAL-Air Lingus code share take scope right to the top of the seniority list.