the reverse of the coin is seniority and LIFO are questionable in terms of legality because it discriminates against younger workers
But if there is no obvious correlation between age and position in the seniority list, then it can hardly be discriminatory to make decisions based on it. Can it?
In most airline seniority lists these days, this must surely be the case.
That said, I do agree with you and hope that those with "at risk" letters will be re-deployed. I was, when it happened to me.
That said, it seems cruel when the distinction between being a
bmi LHR pilot and a
bmi BFS pilot has such enormous ramifications.
Likewise, it hardly seems fair for redundancies to have ever been entertained based on the distinction between, say, being a
BA 747 pilot and a
BA 767 pilot.
We are all
pilots. The fact that an airline chooses to base us at one of their bases, or type rate us on one of their types ought not to necessarily prejudice our employment subsequently.