Arbitration hearings on the SLI have been scheduled to begin in April. All hearings will be open to pilots and their families.

All hearings will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel,1330 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC. This hotel is located just a short walk from L'Enfant Plaza (which is also a hub for the Metro trains). Hearings are scheduled to extend for nine hours each day and will likely begin each day at 9 a.m. and end by 6 p.m. with up to a 90-minute break for lunch. Signage will be posted in the hotel entry and/or lobby to direct members to the hearing room for that day. A schedule of arbitration hearings follows:

April 15-20
May 11-15
June 11-13
June 18-20
June 27-28

Each side will present opening statements on April 15. The Continental Representatives will present their direct case April 15-20. The United Representatives will present their direct case May 11-15. June hearings are scheduled for rebuttal and sur-rebuttal presentations by both parties. One or more of the listed dates may not be used.

In addition, pre-hearing statements will be submitted April 11, 2013 and post-hearing briefs will be submitted July 25, 2013. All statements and briefs will be posted on the Merger Committee’s section of the MEC website once they are available. Links to the content will be provided in regular updates and on the MEC website homepage.