Originally Posted by
djrogs03
You are Seat locked on Aircraft for 3 years...company can release those locks for upgrade (which they have done in the past)..you are not base locked but you can only bid a base in which your seniority can hold...MSP is pretty senior...and if you don't mind sitting reserve for awhile...then thats a choice you'll have to make
Just a clarification. You are seat locked as an FO for 3 years if you have not had the opportunity to upgrade. This means after 3 years you can bid to FO in another airplane. There are no seat locks for upgrade as long as you meat the minimum of experience which are ATP minimums. Also I believe a year with the company which can be reduced to avoid hiring street captains. There may be a XJ flight time requirement but it is low and can be reduced. So to summarize you can upgrade when your seniority holds it and move to whatever base your aircraft is in and your seniority can bid to that base.