CBA 11.
L. Line Check Airmen (LCA)
1. An LCA who checks and instructs Captains and/or First Officers
shall hold and be currently qualified in the Captain crew status
in the aircraft in which he performs his LCA duties.

M. Flex Instructors and Proficiency Check Airmen
1. A flex instructor/PCA who checks and instructs Captains and/
or First Officers shall be currently qualified as a Captain in the
aircraft on which he checks and instructs.
a. A flex instructor/PCA shall have a minimum of 300 hours in
the aircraft in which he performs his flex/PCA duties.

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we've had MD11 FOs working as Flex's for quite some time now (even at least one Purple Nugget)

don't know about working as PCA's........but the contract lumps Flex's and PCA's into the same category

this is all nothing new.

there was a posting FCIF out a couple of weeks ago (I believe) advertising for MD11 Capt & FO Flex's

I guess all you guys that are upset by this news probably applied and the FO in question was hired in front of you?