Originally Posted by RJSAviator76

Is brown-nosing really the only way you can think of?

So let's say there are 1,000 dirtbags in front of him. Should his career be held hostage by them simply due to date-of-hire? I personally don't think so. There is no accountability in a union shop.

Are you familiar with how Emirates does the upgrade selection? Or how they bid for schedules? Or how is seniority applied there? Read up a bit about it... it's interesting and innovative for sure. What's even better... Emirates doesn't devalue a pilot, very much unlike airline pilot unions in the US.