Originally Posted by Grumble

Not even close. Speaking for UAL, all of the senior FO's, on every wide body fleet, can hold captain on the same airplane or very close to it.

5200 at UAL right now makes you a middle of the pack 757/767 FO, or mid to upper NB captain.

Just a wag but 3000 or less to be a senior WB FO.

4000 numbers difference in seniority is a career difference of light years, they're not even comparable.

I get it, AD and the retirement is a nice little warm blanket. If you don't want to let it go just stop thinking about this stuff for a few years. If you want a better quality of life from day one however, get out now and Jump in. No ones ever surfed the backside of a wave.