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R57 relay
I love these definitive statements.
The Nic might play a part. I'm sure it will be looked at. But one thing to remember-this SLI is not about just east and west, another bigger party is involved.
I've heard that Nicolau was respected. But, how do you know that the panel agreed with what he did in our case? How do you know that they didn't scratch their heads and say "What were you thinking there George?" You ever fly with a pilot that you respect and say that about one of their actions. Are you friends with the arbitrators on our panel?
I think one need look no further than the arbitration's that have taken place since. I took this from an article from your friend Ted Reed.
"While the impact of the Nicolau ruling is disparaged in the United ruling, Nicolau himself is referenced respectfully if not reverentially. In fact, the arbitrators declare that "George Nicolau's four basic verities of integrated seniority list arbitration are as apt and vital today as they were nearly a quarter of a century ago," and then list them: "Each case turns on its own facts; the objective is to make the integration fair and equitable; the proposals advanced by those in contest rarely meet that standards; and the end result, no matter how crafted, never commands universal acceptance."
WD at AWA