Originally Posted by
wiggy
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.
This is how it works in the US. I'm aware that in some other countries, once you move to captain, you start at year 1 captain pay, but would you also lose seniority to someone who'd upgraded before you?