Originally Posted by
rickair7777
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.
Rickair the difference is after they locked them into PDX and SEA CRJ while it was wound down, they were kicked out of base while people jr to them were on the 175 in that base. right now they are just not letting many people transfer. most airlines have a provision when a new base opens or a new equipment opens in a base you can break a seat lock. I know people who are going on a year without being allowed to transfer while new hires are getting the base and seat the sr people want. while SKW has its good things, how senority is treated here is not one of them. IMO