Originally Posted by
Airsupport
interesting,, i would like to hear rj85fo's opinion on that.. that doesn't make to much sense.
LoudFast described the contract language that pay protects a senior pilot during bypass situations. Remember, Mesaba is not lacking qualified pilots to upgrade to the jet. We have plenty of those who are waiting for the jets to get here. We are staffing up for the jet, not trying to fill seats that are vacant. The jet is not the issue. The Saab is the issue. Currently, anyone who upgrades in the Saab will be seatlocked in the Saab for 24 months. Many of those that want to be jet captains are just having to wait until we get a sufficient number of them to have vacancies. This waiting to avoid Saab seat lock is a driving factor in why the Saab CA seat is going so junior.