Looks like I’m gonna have to be the one calling BS here. Unless Lady S’s 777 command was one of the protected Midland LH positions there’s no way she could have achieved any LH command in under 12 years in BA. It’s historically 20 years, purely seniority driven, and not usually coming any lower than 18.
Even if the talked about bulge of 200+ retirements a year is really coming up soon I’m still at least 6/7 years away from the most junior LH command (which lies around 1850 in new seniority numbers last I checked recently) and I’ve been in 8 years.
Someone would have to convince me otherwise that some exception has been made to what is normally a strictly seniority driven process. I’m aware of one ex midland management pilot who has achieved a LH command in under the timeframe quoted above.
Apologies for the thread drift.
Last edited by Plastic787; 6th Mar 2024 at 08:17.