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TFAYD
^^^ agree with the above.
However, there is one major violation of seniority and that is when it comes to new equipment in an existing base.
As SLC and PDX got the 175 existing CRJ pilots were bypassed for transition in order to protect the operation. In some cases they flew the CRJ (or Bro) to the last day and didn’t have a spot on the new equipment - and got displaced.
“That’s how we have always done it”
TFAYD
Most airlines have provisions to lock pilots into a fleet that's phasing out. It's really a safety thing, you'd have a continuous parade of noobs and displaced junior pilots being forced onto a sinking ship and then bailing as soon as they could get out. Everyone would be green-on-green. Fleet lock typically includes pay protection, and then you have bumping rights at the end. I could see OO trying to wiggle out of that though.