Originally Posted by
soon2bfo
In the crew lounge the other day talked to an SLC based RJ pilot who is 2 numbers junior to me. He told me that he was awarded a line for June as well as someone 4 numbers junior to him. Your seniority number does not always tell you where the cut off is for lines because there are people senior to you who are not eligible due to ASE flying or training dept, or esp. in the summer bid reserve to have more time off. If you want a line, albeit a crappy one, at my level you can get it, along with the wonder that is sked+ and the ability to better control your schedule.
Yes but to think that 50+ pilots are suspended is almost unimaginable and highly unlikely. There is also the possibility that they bid for pairings as a Hail Mary attempt at getting a soft line and everyone in front of them conceded to another month on reserve therefore didn’t bid for the scraps. This can cause extremely JR pilots to land a soft line but it doesn’t mean they can hold a line.