All of the conversions thus far to the 747 have gone senior. Not one so far has been forced across because of low seniority they were all voluntary in accordance with the NTC.
The cost wouldn't have been the same to convert a former KA pilot into the Cx 747 fleet as the KA pilot would have been a new hire and would have a much larger and thus expensive training footprint, the ka pilot would do a direct entry FO course which is about 2-3 times bigger than the footprint that a current Cx Boeing pilot does. (777 pilots qualify for a short course conversion into the 747 shorter than what a CX airbus pilot would do)
Last edited by LLLQNH; 19th Apr 2021 at 19:14.