Originally Posted by
sailingfun
No Pan Am pilots or FE's were placed behind any Delta pilots hired after they were. The date of the merger was 1 Nov 1991. Not one Delta pilot hired after that date was placed ahead of any Pan Am pilot. The shuttle was not purchased or merged on 1 Sep. There was a agreement to wet lease shuttle aircraft from Pan Am for the period 1 Sep to 1 Nov when the merger actually took place and Delta took ownership of both the shuttle and Atlantic operations.. The purchase agreement was in mid august and it was impossible to complete any merger agreements prior to 1 Sep.
Sailing,
I too was a PAA FE and have always heard that the FE's that came over to DAL where put behind soon to be hired Real Delta FE's. Perhaps the difference in opinion is the "wet" lease that you mention.
I can't look at your seniority list so can you tell me if those (FE's) who were at PAA during the period from 9-1-91 to 11-1-91 are behind anyone hired during that period at DAL?
BTW, I only brought up the DAL/PAA integration because I for one am of the opinion that all integrations are not based on DOH/relative seniority. One can argue that PAA was in BK and that those who wound up on the DAL list were lucky to be there. The argument that DAL took the "best" assets and then failed to come up with the 25 million they promised PAA will always be shrouded in controversy (unless Alpha Romeo provides proof of his/her claims). ALPA brought over pilots with the aircraft and somehow the very senior PAA pilots (as well as other employees) were without a job just prior to Christmas '91.
Those who point fingers at the "arrogant" pilots and management at SWA should ask the PAA employees who found themselves without a job as a Christmas present wether they would agree that SWA is the only evil one.
The Oscar