Originally Posted by
Airway
Could you please elaborate on that for those who don't get the reference?
Once a pilot is in a seat, he/she can't be bumped out (flushed) in subsequent bids, or in this case as a result of SLI, by a more senior pilot looking for the same base/fleet/seat.
The concern is that pilots who may not have the seniority horsepower to bid a seat
after SLI may get one
prior to SLI. Yes, after SLI they will always be "junior" (relatively) in that base/fleet/seat but they will hold onto it until they bid something else or they are surplussed by a change in staffing requirements.
In
theory this would reduce the number of potential bidding opportunities for more senior pilots that could otherwise hold the seat
after SLI.