Originally Posted by Andy

I had a conversation on the jumpseat back in 2012 with a regional crew. The FO was applying to all legacies. The CA had more than a decade at the company and was hesitant to walk away from his seniority - he was still on the fence whether or not to bail to a legacy. I told him that I expected his seniority to move backward over the coming years due to all of the attrition at the bottom. And that's exactly what's happened over the last three years - the CA's seniority has moved backward. I expect LCCs to see the same backward movement in seniority within the next few years.



Not at all likely for a number of reasons.