Originally Posted by
Yakattack
The only scenario where you'd be forced to downgrade is if senior FOs who have delayed upgrading decide that now is their time. They've waited, they've gone without the big captain paycheck, and their decision allowed you to be where you are right now. Would you deny them their due to preserve your seat? They are senior to you.
It’s a seniority system. They can do what they want within that system.
Working for an airline that grows instead of retreating from one market to another and likely retreating again is the issue.
In other words it would be nice if the bid to open SAN was actually growth. Not by displacing pilots from two bases. Not a reduction of 10-20 captains systemwide via retirements.
I don’t imagine we will ever see real organic growth like that while working for this airline. And everyone is so gaslit into believing the only way to grow is by acquiring other airlines that we have questions like yours. I don’t want to deny anyone anything. I want to work for an airline that grows organically with rear opportunities.