Originally Posted by
hans brinker
No, that is not what FLCH said. But I will say, I believe seniority is better than having DECs come in while you have the experience and years with a company to upgrade. I have worked under both. Upgraded ahead of a few because merit. And everyone was junior at some point, and most will be senior too. Not exactly the same as owning slaves....
Then do the upgrade. My company only brings in DECs when the internal pool of upgrades has dried up. The advantage of DEC is that you don't start at the bottom of the pile again as an FO when you move company. This, to me, is the biggest fallacy with aviation. All that experience which one may have as a Capt, wasted back in the RHS for years to come, because of a Seniority based system instigated in the 60s to keep things good for the old boys.