Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
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Well, you run into a problem trying to do this within a seniority based system. On the surface it sounds good but it could be an abrogation of seniority unless training in a new aircraft is allowed. In the situation you describe (stopped music), the company wouldn’t like that. And then you have the guy whose senior in a different base who wants to move but cannot. It’s not as easy as just two guys wanting to swap positions.
Denny
How is swapping an ATL320A with a DTW320A detrimental to seniority? I can see what you mean with the list in those two bases getting shifted slightly depending on the relative seniorities of the captains, but it's a wash overall. And now you have two happy pilots where before you had two stuck pilots.
It's done at other airlines, we just haven't implemented it yet.
And again, what would the company care if those two captains swapped? It doesn't change anything other than vacation. If your vacation is available in the new base, you keep it, if not, you pick from available weeks. It's very straight forward.