I believe that a senior pilot who doesn't have the "ability" would eventually flunk his upgrade training and get frozen for sometime. Then the next guy gets a shot at it, and so on...
Not very cost effective for an airline but i still have to see a system that works better that seniority; specially in the majors where we have pilot corps that would number in the hurdreds, or thousands.
What sort of OBJECTIVE merit or ability formula are we to use that would not be ABUSED by the personal biases of airline management?
I would hate to see it all degrade into the "point" system: whoever the chief points his finger at.
Last edited by e6b; 28th June 2002 at 07:27.