Originally Posted by forgot to bid

Let's, start over. What is it that you want to have happen? Mesabah merged with DAL on a DOH or relative seniority?

If that's the case let me be frank and say we don't want to merge with DCI carriers, we want scope to eliminate their use here and grow organically. I can't think of a reason why merging with ASA, Comair or any DCI makes sense other than CPZ and that's because they only have E-jets and because of the way they were set up by NWA. Any other DCI would not be beneficial imho.

As to seniority, look at DAL and Alaska. If we merged, how do you think they (arbitrators) would merge that? If we merged with SWA, how do you think they would merge that? And for good measure ASA?

What Denny said about pay is right, if we merged with SWA in 2004 and based the SLI on pay tables SWA would've been slaughtered. 2011, SWA would have the upper hand. But they don't base it on pay tables, which is where your $500/hr argument comes from, because pay can get cut. So can work rules. They seem to like networks, fleets and growth.