Um, ok....? I guess you're right...it'll be a long time before I upgrade at Eagle...?? Maybe I should have been more specific. For the airlines that do have them, are these policies used routinely?
I don't think we have that at TSA. Our #1 FO on the jet has a VERY low employee number. About the top 30 FOs have higher seniority than a lot of Captains. There may be some "pressure" to upgrade depending on who you are and the current politics, but no policy that I am aware of. We don't have to worry about it for a while either.
We have an Avro F/O in MSP senior enough to hold Avro Capt in MSP. His wife has a good job and he gets a better schedule that way. To each their own, I guess.
Personally, I don't see why the airline should care. Cheaper for you to be an F/O than Capt anyway. Just my $0.02 worth.
At SkyWest you can be an FO as long as you want. There are a couple of FO's with about 10 years seniority. Heck, we even have a downgrade program, though it sets you up for a two year seat lock.
Trip,
I think the policy you are thinking about is if an FO cannot upgrade to captain (cuz the pilot sucks and blows at least a couple of chances during training) they are terminated. Very rare.
At AirTran, you certainly don't have to upgrade, but fail upgrade three times and you're out on your ear. . . and yes, it does happen from time to time.
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