Originally Posted by
CanoePilot
Well mergers in the last 10 years haven't been the winner takes all that AA and some of the other legacies were used to.
Absolutely. In most cases, SLI's are products of careful consideration based on the specifics of THAT merger.
Originally Posted by
CanoePilot
The furloughs and 2013 eagle flows should not be above hundreds of people who can easily hold lines on pretty much every aircraft. Many of us have very good seniority now and have a choice of where we want to be. There is a lie out there that third listers are nothing more than a bunch of new hires on reserve stuck in Philly on the 190, that is simply not true. Why should people who didn't bring a job to this merger (some of whom had never even finished indoc) be put in front of us? Let's not forget which airline has the most retirements in the shortest period of time. Do AA pilots think they are entitled to the attrition as well? Simply put having a seniority number within the last 15 years at AA was worth as much as a wooden nickel.
I'm afraid in the case of Supplement W, flow-through pilots have a bit more then a wooden nickel, but I understand your desire to pull them out of their relative positions and plug them where you see fit. Same with AA furloughs. But, that's just YOUR subjective opinion. The documentation and history of that agreement isn't as subjective.