Originally Posted by
RJ85FO
We are talking about Seat lock not Equipment lock. A senior Saab captain can and will go to the jet to recover the pay. There is no issue there. However, if a Saab FO makes a lateral move to CR9 FO, then he/she will be seatlocked as an FO for 24 months...cannot upgrade. For a majority of those on the list right now, upgrades are expected in 12-18 months. By the end of 2008 95% of the FOs at Mesaba will be new hires.
ok that is better. they probably wont be able to enforce that seat lock either i would imagine, if by 2008 everyone will be new hires. kinda like at skywest, they say there is a seat lock sometimes, but a friend of mine was able to move to the jet in 6 months or so, just because they needed it. So i guess it would be wise to upgrade in the saab, then move over huh.