Originally Posted by
nwaf16dude
I've heard a lot of wishful thinking about a merger from the guys at NWA. Management is so bad over here they think it's got to get better. It might for the top half of the seniority list, but I don't see the bottom half of either side benefiting from it. There are over 12000 pilots between DAL and NWA. I would be amazed if the combined airline needed more than 10000.
DAL had a mass exodus when they lost the A fund. NWA has an A fund that is frozen. If NWA merge into DAL you would see the top 1/4 bolt and save what they could. 1500-1800 NWA pilots would retire overnight.