Flying stone.
With that same system:
A first officer 17 years in with his current Legacy airline with thousands of hours has got his command coming up.
A pilot who has only been flying for 4 years for a dodgy charter outfit which, after years of not making a profit, has finally gone bust. Luckily for him just before they go bust he manages to get his command.
The captain then joins the same Legacy airline and takes the command position which the first officer was promised.
The first officer has to wait another few years before a command comes up and has to hope the company can’t find any DEC and no other airline goes bust.
Would that seem fair to you?
Edited to say: I’ve seen more or less the above happen in other non seniority based airlines.
Last edited by Jumbo2; 31st Mar 2020 at 21:01.