Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
Then how do you explain the rest of the industry that does not have a seniority system? I have seen it before with a King Air. A King Air operator shows up and says he needs an FO for his charter. He is offering $100 a day. It won't take long for a CFI to offer to do the job for free just to get some turbine time so he can find a real job that pays more later. There is no seniority system there.
Simple, the dream of being Number One at DL, UA, SW lets the CFI justify sacrifices at early stages of his career to reach the "pot of gold". And everyone of those guys believes it will be him at #1 or reasonably close. Look up "winner take all" economics. It's like the acting business or sports.
GF