Originally Posted by
Fly782
Well considering having a line can bring a 1st year FO an additional $500+ bucks a month ( yes including per diem), Thats a pretty crappy argument you have because you are screwing someone over. Ill admit I have been a given a couple trips in the past to get my consolidation of knowledge done but that was 50 hrs that was in open time, not 5-6 months worth 400+ hours. If I was senior to you I wouldnt be too happy. I would rather have 1 less person below than someone stealing money from me by getting a metric ton a flying while I sit and make guarantee.
If the company is awarding trips outside of seniority, you should get the time off with pay. Consolidation is normally a contractually allowed reason to fly junior reserves ahead of senior folks, but check your contract language...it may be worded such that the company doesn't have the wiggle room to apply it to low-time ATP wannabe's.