Originally Posted by
slimothy
Oh! I move up in seniority? That sounds easy. Except I flew with one of the horrible 100 a few weeks ago, and he was only 9 years older than I am, so it's going to be a long road considering I'm a 1st year FO.
At other airlines there is more vacation alloted for peak months as a percentage of pilots, and the top few can't bid all of their vacation before any one else. They get to pick 1 week, then the next guy gets to pick 1 week, and on and on until it gets back to the top guy. The top guys still get the best vacation schedules, but it gives the guys at the bottom of the list a chance to enjoy life a little before they turn 63.