Originally Posted by
JetMonkey
Thanks for all the replys. Still learning about how these contracts work. One question I have is, when you sign on to fly a certain equipment (ex. B-777) are you locked in that equipment for the duration of your contract term or can you later bid to a different plane, based on seniority I would imagine? How does upgrade work, by seniority also or does the airline have its own review board or something like that?
Thanks again!
I've only inquired on two different contract jobs. The KAL one and one in Japan. I think it just varies. But on the Japanese one I was told, "it's a contract job for an FO position, so that's all you should expect". Not in a rude way, mind you. As the Japanese one was upgrading FO's after the term of the first contract was up. Just don't go into it with the expectation that you will upgrade.
I've heard the same from other guys as well.