Originally Posted by
ClappedOut145
How is it that AW is the DCA FO rep? What exactly does a widebody, lineholding captain have in common with a First Officer? Seems like it would be prudent to actually have a first officer represent them.
Maybe by being an FO for 30 years? AW has larger testes and more blue-collar bona fides than the ENTIRE TI group combined. There are a TON of 25-30 year FOs at UAL. And for very good reasons. An arbitrary means of dismissing all that experience from a leadership position is a very bad idea.