APA was approached to merge the list back in 1990 when there was only 500 pilots at AE. Lavoy member of the APA board made the same suggestion. APA board did not want to soil there seniority list with regional pilots. Ever since then they have blamed the regional pilots for everything that goes wrong with there careers. But it is always great to have a a scapegoat to blame for all there problems. Unfortunately is all due to there short sightedness even when it was explained to them what would happen and has happened as it was explained to them. There superior attitude and all the mainline pilots attitude has brought this upon themselves and they all use the regional pilots as an excuse for there problems. ALPA started this long road we all have gone down and APA went along.
AA will file for c-11, it is not if but when. My belief is between January and February 2012 with a prepackaged deal and financed wholly by the cash on hand AMR has. BK will take 6 months and by summer 2012 they will be leaner and cheaper.