Never. Always a snapshot of the merger date. Post merger means nothing.

Anyway, if the arbitrators wanted to use 2013 they'd have requested a 2013 seniority list from UAL, but they didn't. They have the two 2010 lists each side provided as well as a 2013 list the CAL side tried to sneak in. Since they didn't ask for a 2013 UAL list it doesn't appear they are going with the 2013 logic, which is what the CAL proposal is based on. Which doesn't bode well for the CAL proposal.

The only thing they wanted that wasn't provided was accurate CAL hiring and furloughs, specifically the arbitrator in his letter asked management from time CAL pilots spent at mainline, and when they were furloughed from mainline and came back to mainline.

This makes me believe they ARE going to use longevity as a factor (probably a big one) since they wanted accurate numbers. Also, since the CAL side went through so much effort to hide the true picture and obfuscate the data and try to denounce the UAL acquired Zeus data, it means the CAL side believes longevity will be a major factor as well.

If they bought any of the CAL arguments they wouldn't want that info and they'd want a 2013 UAL list.

If they do go with "Captains merged with Captains, you have UAL 1996 hires and CAL 1998 hires the same seniority, then going from there with longevity probably being a major player based on the arbitrators request for accurate longevity information.