Originally Posted by
jsled
And I am a 97 hire who could hold 737 and 727 Captain in 2000. Then actually upgraded on the 737 in 2007. I'm just trying to get a comparison close to MAD.
Sled
Sled,
This comparison is skewed and the CAL guys know it, but still like to spout it out.
It doesn't matter what hire dates are in a seat. For every pilot holding Captain out of seniority, their is a pilot still holding FO who is more senior.
All that's going to matter is how many jobs of each type (big vs little airplane) each side brought. CAL brought 188 777 Captains according to their last system bid. Doesn't matter who is sitting there.
If their base structure and work rules were like ours, and every pilot that could actually hold Captain bid it, their junior Captain would be a 1994 hire.