Originally Posted by aquagreen73s

That's exactly what US Airways management did (read: former AWA management). The West had 141 airplanes and 1900 pilots when the AWA-AAA merger was announced and the East had 1600 pilots on furlough. Now, the West has 122 airframes, the East has gotten 9 additional A330s, and all the hiring has been on the East and all the furloughs have been on the West. There's one reason: the East making $124 an hour as Group II CA and virtually no work rules were cheaper.