Originally Posted by
David Watts
My point is people saying they did not change their relative seniority, when in fact they did by a lot.
The fleets weren't relatively the same. That's the big difference.
The categories were jumbo/mid/narrow as determined by the arbitrators. They ignored the JCBA pay banding, so a 767-400 at CAL was mid and a 747 and 777 was jumbo. 757 also mid despite the stupid paybanding we have to live with.
They also didn't count airplanes not on the property on Oct 1 2010 (i.e. 787 or A-350)
Guppies and Airbus were narrow. (275 guppies, 152 Airbus)
Guess who had far more jumbo (i.e. slots at the top?)
Guess who had more narrow (i.e. slots at the bottom?)
Even if the fleets matched up exactly and the status and categories were the same, they would have STILL had to adjust for longevity, because its in merger policy.