FO's in supervisory positions

[belchfire]

Soo.... guess i'll be the one to ask. If an individual has a talent for management, and has aspirations to be behind a desk... what difference does it make if they're an F/O or a Captain?

The fourth stripe just means they got hired sooner. Especially after 09/11 it means very little about experience. I've flown as F/O to Captains who had 5000 hours less total time than I do.

I don't see a problem with first officers making the transition to management.

I will throw in a qualifier...as long as they get into
the management position because of their ability
to do the job rather than "connections".

 

[CL600Pilot]

If there is any justice in this world, Pinnacle's MSP ACP will be junior manned for a lifetime of highspeeds as an F/O......................................

God help him if he ever ends up in my right seat! Might as well change his title to "Asst. Chief Gear B&^ch" - I wouldn't trust him to walk my dog let alone fly an airplane.

I don't recall the posting exactly but didn't it say you had to be able to be quallified as PIC on the CRJ? It was my understanding that he doesn't have all that much flight time.