Damianak
I have been on large cabin for quite a long time now and 12 month seat lock its a first to me
, all the first officers, I have flown with even the one highly experienced and ready for upgrade after 6 months stay lock 24 months before to start the upgrade process. You may be right I haven t look at the first officer lock seat chapter in part A but I know the cost of paying a type rating on a long range aircraft and I cannot see how it will make sense to then pay again an upgrade course and a new type rating on the midsize fleet....so its may be in the book to give the Company options open in case they are short of Captain one day and need guys but believe me 24 months will be the absolute minimum, it s already 3 years on the 800 just to go to the upgrade course a fleet were you could be changing seat after 6 months !