Originally Posted by
NineGturn
You think the seniority system protects your job but unless you are the number one captain at a major airline or you can barely pass a checkride and hang on to your number, the seniority system is keeping you down.
What about those people that have been laid off/furloughed/displaced because the fleet/base they were on was going away and the company didn't want to pay for the training and relocation costs of a seniority based displacement? I'd say a seniority system would have protected them.