Originally Posted by
Bahamasflyer
For you guys at the majors.......
When contemplating an upgrade to CA or to a more senior aircraft, what criteria do you use to decide if the extra pay is enough to offset becoming more junior in base/seat/AC?
Is it weekends off, summer vacation, strictly pay, or a combo of all those?
At what point is the extra pay enough to offset the relatively loss of seniority?
In my case it'd be a coast to coast transcon commute to reserve CA or stay in base as a senior FO. Choosing to stay senior FO for now and see how many CAs come below in the upcoming bids. I would take it if I could hold a line and bid for home overnights (NYC). But bottom barrel reserve is just ugh. Maybe if I could consistently hold either LCR or PM reserve I might consider.