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One thing you missed with bypass pay is that the SO must be deemed suitable for upgrade to JFO i.e. Cat “A”. I have no idea weather the company is playing games by delaying Cat “A”ing SO’s to avoid bypass but there is strong arguments that there is a bit of that going on with FO’s to Captain because of the extensions past 55. Just a thought.
Merry Christmas and a great New Year mate.
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