You want to talk national seniority?

Unfortunately, seniority is a necessary evil. Promotion by any other means is a recipe for disaster. However, a national seniority list would be nice and 1978 probably would have been an opportune time to implement it. But, at the time, the "haves" were having none of it. They are all but gone now and the senior pilots left are not able or willing to sacrifice any more for the benefit of anyone but themselves. And who can blame them?

Perhaps now, with a large retirement bubble coming, would be a good time to try again. I don't know the legal ramifications of implementing a national list. I'm sure the hurdles are staggering. But I do think a paradigm shift is just over the horizon. Increased automation, ab initio, and a shortage of pilots with enough time to qualify as new hires, may force the issue. Will APLA (and the other unions) step up and help craft the future or will they fight change?

Anyway, just spit balling here. Good night.