Originally Posted by
kalyx522
so, if there is an FO that came in with 3,000 hrs., but has a seniority number of 100 for example, and all the FOs above him (1-99) all have like 2,999 or less TT, and it's upgrade time... that 3,000 hr guy will be jumping in line ahead of those other 99 people? just curious..
Upgrade is all about seniority (and total time to meet the upgrade requirement).
In your case, yes, this 3000 F/O will upgrade to captain provided his seniority can hold it.
But no matter, as soon as those F/Os above him (more seniority with the company) get their 3000TT, they can upgrade and will always be more senior, in the scheduling sense.
That's why a few of the street captain hires were on reserve a long time. All the Gulfstreamers and F/Os were upgrading and had seniority above the number the street captains had.
That's my understanding.