Originally Posted by
whalesurfer
Could you expand on that? Have you actually heard of captains contemplating such a move?? Why?
..and no, I don’t believe senior FOs are making more $$ than junior captains. Well, maybe they do but only IF they sell all of their vacation and pick up tons of JA/OT.
So why would a captain choose to downgrade? To work more days? Don’t see the logic?
For senior guys/gals here - has anyone ever downgraded before?
I’d be shocked if a single captain chooses to downgrade. Not impossible I guess but I’d be very surprised. What’s that saying? “$$ talks and b/s walks”?
A buddy of mine, who’s on Airbus, thinks we’ll witness the beginnings of ‘senior folks’ exodus from all sdf fleets to the 74. His prediction:
SDF 74CA - ‘89 or earlier.
SDF 74FO - ‘90 or earlier.
ANC 74CA - 2001 or earlier. (!)
Why?
He thinks we’ll see some VERY senior folks, maybe even current instructors on other fleets, wanting to come over to the whale. Yes, even to ANC just to get checked out and eventually be able to teach in SDF.
Such a scenario didn't even cross my mind but it kind of makes sense.
We’ll know soon enough I guess.
No doubt 74 SDF CA will go super senior, FO will be very interesting. An 89 hire would be top 10% on any other fleet would you trade that for bottom of 74 FO list? Some may, I wouldn’t.
Unfortunately the days of ANC guys picking up a 27 hr JA hot to maybe fly a PHL/EWR turn are over. I loved hearing those stories.
As you said we will know soon enough.