>>Would agree though its a Captains airline.<<
As it SHOULD be, without a doubt.
One wonders, when will the ah... underachievers, in the RHS ever wake up to this really simple fact of life?
First Officers, a dime a dozen.
Always have been, most likely, always will be.
Oh, I can hear it now...'we left Commands to come here, so now we should be promoted' yet all the while many do nothing but complain.
Up the ante for DEC's, and keep these guys where they truly belong...seems to be the modus operande at EK.
Not a bad plan, all things considered.