Interviews would be in seniority order regardless of seat. Only requirement is being here for 12 months.

The current LOA is that you have to have been in your seat for 12 months, FO or capt. So upgrade and you incur a 12 month seat lock before you go to mainline. That has been removed in the new LOA, and they have to take 4/mo or if PSA hold you back due to staffing mainline still has to take 48 in the year, in seniority order after interviews. So they could interview 15 to find the 4 they like, etc. reach the bottom and they start going through the list again. Theoretically as I understand it if PSA holds pilots back due to staffing they could only do so for a few months cause otherwise at the end of the year they'd lose 48 in a month. Correct me if I'm wrong. The 4/mo is if PSA approves, but 48 a year is guaranteed.

One (of many) answers I can't find is how do you bypass? It says all pilots have to apply by dec or 10 months from DOH. Otherwise it's considered turning down the offer and pay freezes then. So how does an 10 year captain for example bypass interview but continue to year 12 pay?