Originally Posted by wiggy

Ok:

Premise:

Self-evident rule #1: Only those pilots with flying jobs at their airlines are actual employees of their airlines.

Self-evident rule #2: In the event of a merger, the actual employees of one company are merged with the actual employees of their merger partner.

Condition 1: America West and USAir airlines were to be merged.

Condition 2: America West had only pilots with flying jobs who were actual employees.

Condition 3: USAir had pilots with flying jobs who were actual employees and- USAir had pilots without flying jobs who were not actual employees.

Apply self-evident rule #2

Inevitable, necessary, geometrically logical, self-consistent, compelling, legitimate and legal result:

"The Nicolau Award"