Originally Posted by
White Van Driver
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?
At some airlines your position on whatever status list you are on simply depends on company seniority - determined by Date of Joining the company. That obviously doesn’t change when moving seats.
So in such companies it is possible to hang out as a P2 for umpteen years, do an upgrade in your own sweet time and then slot onto the P1 list above any captain who has done less time in the company.