Originally Posted by
JamesBond
Right. We are going to hire enough to make him a captain in 2 years then stagnate.
He'll be on reserve forever. He is obviously an idiot.
Of course if he gets tired of flying captain in a narrowbody he COULD bid over to any of a number of different widebodies and fly international - holding a nice line I might add - or he could wax poetic about that 737 he could be sitting in the right seat on over at LUV. gtfo
Money - as has been said on here numerous times - isn't everything. And the point is that he made the decision that made sense for him. I was not trashing him for it at all. I was merely pointing out that his potential for movement at LUV isn't all that great right now. You made the discussion something else.
I made the discussion about how it is a no-brainer for the pilot to drive to work despite being in the right seat, even though it will likely be a longer upgrade.
Dozens per days of commuting each year that won't happen, while having the most productive schedule in the industry and great vacation.