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Flying Boxes
But they did bid B757 Captain when those more senior pilots did not. If the more senior pilots had bid the seats, they would be able to get B777FO.
if you didn’t upgrade for QOL, then that is on you. You want to not be held accountable for your decisions and how it affects your career. The rules are written for you to know and follow. Bump and flush is way more tragic than this system.
Bump and flush is how seniority and this industry works, and how this company worked until 2015.
If someone was holding out for 777 FO and someone junior to them gets it instead, that's significantly more tragic. Their seniority was violated because someone junior to them was in the right place at the right time. It's not right.
Bump and flush is the nature of the biz. Just like furloughs. You need to be ready for both.