Suitcaseman you are absolutely right! Seniority systems do absolutely nothing for pilots! Those of you that think the system is fair then think about this. Who benefits from the system that pilots have been conned into accepting? COMPANIES OF COURSE our movement is restricted because we cannot move to another airline for fear of starting right at the bottom again. What professional occupation would tolerate wasting talent and experience on such a great scale. Companies benefit by exploiting our fear and screwing down terms and conditions on a continual basis. The last 20 years salaries have been cut by 70% or so in real terms. Had airline workforces been more mobile these cuts would not have been anywhere near so drastic. If we all only look out for ourselves all the time rather than look at the big picture the decline of our profession can only continue.