Originally Posted by
Rascal
Doctors only do the residency once and yet pilots have to do it every time they change their employers and start at bottom again. Imagine telling a Cardiovascular surgeon that his hospital is closing and he needs to start over at 20k per year as nurse.
I didn't create the seniority system everybody seems to love.
It brings all sorts of inefficiencies to the table such as the most junior guys flying the hardest schedules, with the most junior F/O sitting next to them instead of a more experienced F/O. see Colgan crash..
I would allow for station/equipment/seat bidding by seniority, but then assign flights more like the ProSports Drafts.. And make sure the CA-F/O pairings were in reverse order.
I'm all for airlines being able to direct hire qualified pilots direct to a position, and let people decide whether they want to participate in organized labor, but people get very aggressive over that.