Originally Posted by
JetDoc
It is a knee jerk reaction. Remember guys and girls, FAR 117 governs everything. Most of us are blocking 85-90 hours a month anyway with not much room to add any additional flying. I think the company will find the right seat captain thing will be a complete failure and was a utter waste of time and energy.
That ^^^^
You lose a lot more captains to the majors than you do FOs. Until upgrades match or nearly match newbie hiring, it's hard to see this being a problem.