Originally Posted by
Han Solo
I'd rather see this as an option but not mandatory. I can come up with 2 examples where this suggestion is problematic.
1. A pilot who always wanted to fly a specific type of equipment/trip finally makes it to where they can hold it but they're seat locked into something else. Of course as-is the company can still bypass said pilot so there is that.
2. The company probably doesn't want to pay lifer FOs what they can hold. Not sure how many of these exist but I would guess the # is substantial. The company costs everything, I don't think I want to make whatever give the company would want in return to pay FOs as 350a's.
There is no upside to the company to making bypass a hard number. The rely on people afraid of not getting bypassed who don't want to go through training to stay at the lower paid equipment without having to grant a bypass to them.