Originally Posted by
Gearswinger
Ok. I'm flying this trip with a 10yr JFK CA who has a 14 day off line in JFK. Point still stands, if you are on reserve, you are not senior in your seat and your base. 10yr holds a line in JFK for a CA (maybe less, I haven't really looked beyond asking the guy next to me how long he's been here), 6 months for an FO.
Probably a dumb question, but is a 10 year captain someone who's been a captain for 10 years, or someone who's been on the seniority list for 10 years and is a captain?