If you've worked for a certain airline for let's say, 20 years and you're a captain, would you have to start out as a F/O if you switched to another airline?
2007-12-25 17:42:03 · 12 answers · asked by 362010 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Yes. If you change airlines you lose your number.
Example Captain goes from airline X to Airline Y but remains a captain so he is now at the bottom of the captain seniority list. Captain goes from airline X to Airline Y but becomes a FO he is not at the bottom of airline Y FO list.
Sometimes you do find Captains who have less Hours and are younger than there FO but they most likely have been flying that type of plane for the airline much longer.
2007-12-25 18:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Steven H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. When you work for an airline, you have what is called a seniority number. That number tells you how much seniority you have compared to other pilots at that airline. the LOWER your seniority number, the MORE seniority you have (ie, the pilot with seniority number 1 would be the most senior pilot employed with a particular airline). If you leave that airline, and get hired by another one, you will start at the bottom of the seniority list (so if the airline already has 4000 pilots, your seniority number is 4001).
2007-12-26 09:43:11 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily.
i think it depends on a few factors:
1. the policies and standards of the airline which a pilot switches to
2. that pilot being rated to fly as captain of a specific aircraft
but for example:
if an experienced captain is highly rated to fly B-747's but switches to an airline that only has A-340/330's (hypothetical scenario here)... whether or not he gets to be captain depends if that company is willing to retrain that pilot for a different type of aircraft until that pilot gets rated to fly it. there are airlines that have programs to make the switch from Airbus to Boeing and vice-versa smoothly... others just put experienced Boeing captains in the F/O's seat of an Airbus (and vice-versa) as part of cost cutting measures.
some airlines don't really take into account seniority when it comes to hiring new but highly qualified pilots.
2007-12-26 03:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Papa Alpha Oscar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely you will lose your seniority if you switch airlines, as your current seniority applies to the airline that you have been working for, and put the time into rather then the new airline that you switched to.
2007-12-26 02:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes absolutely.
Seniority gained at one airline does not transfer to another. If you switch companies, you need to start completely over at day one and build seniority from there. For this reason, pilots do not switch companies often, and if they do only after carefully considering it.
2007-12-27 07:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jason 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you do. Even if the airline you move to is unionized by the same pilot's union, there are contractual rules in place to prevent new hires from displacing pilots' seniority with that airline.
2007-12-25 20:52:08 · answer #6 · answered by JPO 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In North America, seniority is by date of hire - In some nations overseas - seniority by position by type aircraft - Also depends on the employment contract you have - Some airlines hire you as direct entry captain - Seniority gives you some privileges, flights, or dates on/off - Merge of airlines - ALPA generally does date of hire of each individual -
2016-05-26 06:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would lose all of your seniortiy if you switched airlines. And depending on the credentials you have when you switch and there avaibilty you could be hired in as a Ca. It all depends on how the company operates. But yes it is possible to walk in get hires and be a captian, We call them street Captians.
2007-12-29 09:13:32 · answer #8 · answered by Kay H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would depend on the union contract, but in general you would probably loose some seniority. I had a friend in a little different situation. He was a pilot in an airline that merged into another. That was worked out by the unions and the airlines. In his case, I think he maintained seniority.
2007-12-25 17:53:07 · answer #9 · answered by hamrrfan 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
MOST likely,, it depends on company policy ,,union rules nobody should jump in-front of the line caption or co-pilot it just the brakes..STARTING over is not easy,,BUT your working your pension stays with you and your union # the same unless that is a closed shop you must change
2007-12-25 19:44:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋