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?
In most airlines that I've worked for there was no such thing as seniority, your ID number was just a mean to store your personal info in the system, that's all. And of course, Command upgrade, fleet transfers, Training positions... were given away only if you "joined the beers club", which I never did.
My point is that seniority doesn't necessarily have anything to do with flying, skills, promotion, etc... Flying and being in command of an airplane is a position of trust, and how that trust is given to a certain pilot pretty much depends on each airline. So, your question may make sense to you, but doesn't make any to me... Just enjoy working there until you don't, and then leave.