Not a solution and not necessary either. As someone else said earlier, every eligible FO has upgraded because there's already a huge incentive to upgrade -- the pay differential between FO and CA.

The problem is, as usual, not a shortage of pilots but a shortage of pay. Captains have little incentive to come to C5 as it's now one of the lowest paid gigs among the 121 regionals. The $50K DEC bonus is a bandaid over a gaping chest wound. The sooner management realizes this and increases pay across the board, but particularly for captains, the sooner we'll be able to attract the necessary talent.