Originally Posted by e6bpilot

Lance captain has been dealt many blows over the years, but it's still around. We haven't heard a thing about them changing it right now, so I doubt it will be touched in this contract.
Not sure why the company would want it gone. Pretty sure it's a net positive for them. I always hear that rumor from other pilots who are "in the know", but most of those guys are full of $hit. It's a FAA approved program that has been with us for a very long time and many thousands of flying hours.
The ones who want it gone are mid to upper seniority captains who see lances flying trips that they can't hold or beating their TFP numbers with better vacation weeks. Typical pilot jealousy ruining someone's good deal that they may have even taken part in just because they don't like someone else getting it. The best I can tell, swapa has tried to kill it twice in two separate TA1s. The first time the compromise ended up being that lances could only pick up 10 captain duty periods per month. The last time they did away with that but then made it so you could only Lance for a year.
It is still an amazing deal for a senior FO or junior captain and it forces you to get out of your comfort zone and be a good pilot in both seats.