Originally Posted by
climb150
The problem with a master list for all USA pilots (which I think is what's suggested) is that if your company goes bust, will another company hire you and pay you at the seniority you had previously? I doubt it.
I can imagine airline apps have a "national seniority number" box. The junior guys may get jobs at other carriers but high seniority people will either be ignored or only hired in extreme circumstances.
Another way to look at a national seniority list. If another airline failed, would others want those pilots coming to their airline in seniority order and bumping them down? As an example, would other regionals like it if the very senior pilots from XJT went to their company and took the senior slots? I doubt it. We all like to talk about industry unity until it affects us in a bad way, then all bets are off. A national seniority list is good from the prospective of people working for a failing company, it’s bad for the rest.