Originally Posted by
TallFlyer
I'm just a regional FO, and I'm willing to be educated on this, but why would someone hired at East or West after the merger announcement have any expectation of being senior to anyone already on property prior to the announcement?
Seems to me that the only reason that the disparities that you mention exist is because of the legal maneuverings that have kept the East and West lists separate.
Pretty much the only reason for everything is maneuvering, always. The SLI will meet expectations for about a dozen pilots. Everyone else will grouse about it for decades.