Originally Posted by
svergin
There would be zero pilots in any left seat at United right now that were hired in 2000 or later from either legacy if every pilot from the top of the seniority list bid the highest seat they could hold. The only reason there are pilots holding left seats junior to that is because others have decided not to.
And new hires would be going to the 787/777.
If given the choice of being a 787 line holder or a junior NB Cap on reserve (or even a junior line holder) I know which one I’m taking.
Some need that fourth stripe for whatever reason. I’m more interested in being home as much as possible for as much money as possible.
Someone told me once that for just about every major airline, the junior captain always seems to hover right around 70%, which seems accurate from. You could write a PHD dissertation on human behavior trying to study and quantify the bidding habits of any any given pilot group.