Originally Posted by
ATR42DRIVER
Is it normal for an airline to strip FOs of their seniority after successfully completing a command upgrade program? Is this a common practice? I know of a company that does this with the rationale that "you are now an inexperienced captain" so you deserve to start at the bottom. I think it's ridiculous. Thoughts?
How do they do this exactly?
I would have expected that as a senior FO moving to the LHS you'll be at the bottom of the captain seniority because it's a different (and more senior) list.
can you explain the mechanism?