Originally Posted by
fjetter
This is just a random question as I'm not sure what SKW policies are with seatlock, transition, etc.
At SKW if you see you are getting close to an upgrade in about say 6-12 months and you currently are on the jet, can you transition to the EMB as an FO? Then once you have the seniority you can make the right to left transition easier (a/c familiarity-wise).
I'm not sure if you have the same bases for equipment as that would obviously be an issue in making that decsion. Just some food for thought.
You could, and it might be a good idea.
But there is a one-year seat lock on transition...so you would be stuck in the right seat for a year. You might be able to upgrade on the jet in that timeframe.
There is some base overlap, but not much.
If you were hell-bent on getting PIC, lived in a dual base, and knew that jet upgrade was far away, it might make sense.