Jumpseat priority should remain unchanged for OAL pilots.
To weigh in on the "experienced" upgrade issue: Nothing new to see here. I've flown with senior guys at both of my airlines that scared the heII out of me, as well as junior captains who were extremely competent and I would rather have running the show during a crap storm. This argument can be extrapolated to all of aviation: The standards are the standards. But yes,
ceteris paribus (which is never the case, palgia
), more experience is better than less.