Actually, it also substantially increases the longevity credit for many CAL pilots (nearly 3 years to be exact) while the corporation was being managed by a single entity. There is no way to predict what would have been for either company post Oct 2010 (merger closing date) sans merger. We can all presuppose to our heart's delight based on the color of our respective uniforms, but there is no precedence for what the CAL side proposed in that matter. What happened after that date should have no bearing (has not ever in any merger to the best of my knowledge, nor has a date later than the merger closing date ever been used by an arbitration panel) on the SLI process. We'll see if the arb panel agrees.

Scott