Originally Posted by
Dragon69
Why do some of you think by getting rid of seniority it's going to magically fix all the issues facing the pilot body in this industry. You think when an airline hires they give a sh!t that you have 3000 hours more than the guy applying for the same position? As long as both meet the required minimum they will just give the job to whomever will do it for less.
Seniority at least offers protection, yeah it's not ideal, and at times it does feel that you have the golden handcuffs, but I would much rather have a seniority system that's transparent and ensures proper career progression than one without seniority that's open to abuse.
The entire planet functions perfectly well without it, and no the doctor who's the cheapest or the lawyer who's the cheapest doesn't get the job.
The point is many would have left already had they been able to get a
similarly paid job elsewhere, CX might pay the most but if they want people to stay they have to provide pay and conditions accordingly, the cheap guy may take the job but as soon as he realises he's worth something with x thousand hours and a brand new 350 rating he's gone! How long do you think CX could afford to be a training airline? They are now to a much lessor extent because the rusty handcuffs stop many from leaving.
Seniority within the company would always be there like any other job, however you could give three months notice whenever you felt like it in a 30-40yr career, what a novel idea. You might even return to CX after having brought a family up elsewhere.