BA Seniority
I take your point completely about Seniority in BA, but wonder why it is so important.
In most other areas of life, so folks have superior skills than others and are rewarded for them - Lewis Hamilton is a better driver than I am, for example.
So why is it that time served is more important than natural ability? Surely, BA could benefit from a system whereby "above average" FO's, as reported by Captains and annual training, are fast tracked, irrespective of their seniority. Just a thought.
Of more importance is this one. I guess many of the guys offered jobs in BA under the current recruitment process have frozen ATPL's - BA doesn't ask for a full license in their ads.
So if an applicant has an unfrozen ATPL, does he start at a different point in the Seniority list and is he paid the same as a fATPL candidate.