Originally Posted by
Big E 757
He didn't. From what I heard, they converted him and paid him as a captain but he continued riding shotgun for a while. They kept it quiet so more new hires didn't bid it for the pay while not actually serving as a captain.
So is the 500 hour policy new? Is it in the PWA? Are these guys not captains previously? I see new hires making bank if that's the precedent.
I was born at precisely the wrong time.

I'm jealous.

But lazy too. (in my advanced years)