Originally Posted by
normanton
Seniority means nothing. It will not save you.
Seniority has it's place, in the normal world where everyone is equal it's the fairest way of doing it. However for an event of this magnitude it won't be. there's no need to think you're going to be displaced by a more senior pilot, particularly from a different type, that's not going to happen, nor will you see seat changes.
Whilst you can have seniority in your agreement it's not an allowable matter in law, that means a court can't rule on it, which means it won't be heard, it's not defendable. Therefore where a company sees it isn't appropriate to use it, it won't, this is one of those occasions.