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Status and category means "how many seats does each side bring in what aircraft" (i.e. 747 Capts and FOs, 727 CAP, FO, SO, etc)

It doesn't matter who is sitting in what seats or when they were hired.

United bring more aircraft of a higher status and category without a doubt. More widebodies, less narrowbodies.

Just because CAL has a bunch of guys who were hired in the 90s who didn't take Captain bids when they had the chance, and more junior pilots took those slots, doesn't help for SLI.

The terrible work rules on the CAL side, plus the high number of commuters caused that, not any career expectation, etc.

Don't expect UAL pilots to pay for that in seniority integration.