I left a USX carrier and at one point was #3 from the bottom on the "newAA" list.

I'm sorry I would never want a combined merger of all those companies and pilots. I took a risk just like everyone before me. Get off your humps and apply like everyone else!

Or you can "wait your turn" like the Eagle guys did and spend 15 years at a commuter. No thanks! The "senior CA's" are no more qualified to be at mainline, in fact I would prefer to have the hungrier guys get the jobs over the ones who sit in their comfy RJ seat and just by virtue alone get a #.