Originally Posted by Pilotbiffster

A '96 L-UAL F/O also disagrees. Consider the average age of the 2005 hire L-CAL captain .. 35 years old maybe? The average age of the L-UAL first officer, late 40's, early 50's. Equitable SLI takes into account equitable rewards from the merged airline synergies. That 2005 hire at L-CAL has 30 years to reap the benefits of the merger. The '96 hire at L-UAL , who WAS a five year captain in 2001, then a ten year captain in 2007, and now a 16 year f/o in 2013, only has 15 years to benefit from the synergies. That's why date of hire makes so much sense.