landlover
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You don't fully understand the fundamental differences between captain and first officer and how that relationship would torpedo your proposal.
If everybody made X dollars per hour regardless of their seat then your idea would work, be both know airline management nor pilots would ever go for that. Under your idea, its possible that a first officer could perpetually have more senior pilots from other airlines coming in on top of him/her, preventing them from upgrading and enjoying the salary and career enhancement being a captain provides....and that says nothing for how schedules and vacations would be awarded!
THAT is what my dear friend flyer172r was talking about.
Address those industry-specific issues, and you're (maybe) in business.
sure lets just make everyone a captain if that makes it easier to understand. all you guys keep saying other guys would come in and take someones seat, no where did i say that or imply it. i would never happen under my idea. you just can't get the old system out of your head and it is preventing you from seeing something new. if pilot x was laid off and was 5 years in the union, he'd get hired at airline Y right seat left right who cares. cause he was getting 5th year pay no matter where he worked.