I think we should have a point based bid system. Everyone is trained as a captain and has to bid for bases, schedules and captain lines. Seniority brings additional points but not as much as does now. It is not far that the few at the top of a traditional seniority system has everything while the bulk of the pilot group has little or nothing. The upper tier of a traditional system is easily corrupted by management to accept contracts that line their own pockets while junior pilots suffer. Pay rates could still advance overtime but the rest should be left to the bid system.

Under the current system a pilots career advancement, compensation and job satisfaction rest solely upon circumstance, company prosperity and luck.

SkyHigh