Originally Posted by
gloopy
HI would be a lot of good and a little bad. Over all a winner. They would buff our Pacific network even more, common fleet, foot in the door for 717's, and of course we would be the leaders in the HI market going both directions.
In any case, the number of pilots there is so few and what they would bring to our network so disproportionately greater, the SLI would be pretty painless and quick. Probably very close to a ratio and only a few fences here and there. I just hope it happens before they buff their list 20-30% by running just a few classes real quick.
IMO, HA guys would make out well in an integration. They have more wide-bodies than narrow-bodies (23 to 15 on APC). I think overall it would lead to more stagnation for the part of our list that has been stagnated the most. I have a good friend at HA who is a
40 year old A-330 Captain 
. 500+ guys would probably be placed above me, especially when they get done with their hiring and I'm a 12 year FO at Delta. I agree with you that I would rather it be HI than other airlines, however it would lead to more stagnation by putting some very young guys at the top of our list. The reality for those of us who have stagnated and grown older, no merger is going to be pretty with any carrier that has grown even a small amount. Most of the carriers I've heard in rumors regarding mergers have younger pilots with advantageous relative seniority. In the case of HA, they would be bringing some very quality people and bases. Maybe I'll get to throw the gear for my HA braddah
. Howzit Bully?