The explanatory part of the arbitrators' decision will no doubt be fascinating reading. They aren't ALPA but they've been charged to come up with an SLI that follows ALPA's own rules and then withstand legal scrutiny.

- They can align the list so XJT pilots fall into place by their XJT DOH stating that their hands are tied because merger policy requires this, and the OTS hires get carried up to their seniority.

- They can not do this stating that merger policy really doesn't mean what LCAL says it means and put XJT near the OTS hires where they are now.

- Or, do they have the authority to reorder LCAL's list? Placing XJT at their XJT DOH and leaving OTS hires at their mainline DOH? In a kind of Solomonic compromise decision.

It will be interesting.