Originally Posted by
CanoePilot
How is that gonna work for that guy? Is he stuck on it until he can transition to captain on another a/c? The pay is only 15 more than the AB, he might be on reserve for a while.
He'll be on reserve for quite a while for sure. He's seat-locked for two years, but can always down-bid back to FO on another aircraft if he wants. I ran the numbers for myself and a block-holding airbus FO makes slightly more than a reserve 190 captain. I guess it depends what you want.