After almost 35 years in this industry, I am still learning new terms. What is vertical promotion please?
Promotion on type SOPS. eg. 744 S/O to 744 F/O to 744 Capt.
The idea of stopping vertical promotion was to make guys take promotion onto a lower aircraft type eg. 744 S/O to 767 F/O to 744 F/O or forever remain in their current rank. The sad reality is that PROMOTION to a lower rated aircraft may actually result in a pay CUT. A senior A380 S/O actually earns more than a junior B767 F/O even though they're on the same award. It's a system that rewards mediocrity.