Originally Posted by
dynap09
West with the biggest gains from an individual pilot career perspective (NIC correction + merger benefits).
I seriously doubt the NIC will be used in the award. If the west is lucky, they may get some sort of credit.
AA good. I thought the AA case around pay / career expectations felt pretty strong actually. Feels like they should get credited somehow as a result.
Not sure how you cam to that conclusion. Without the merger, AA did not really have a plan B for the creditors and the plan including shrinking and furloughing. The "bankruptcy of convenience" wasn't really out of convenience but necessity. They were loosing money since '08. The Arbs in other awards already stated that career expectations outside of about 5 yrs are meaningless.
East. Still good with merger pay increases but career progression may not be as strong as others.
Had a stronger career progression that L-AA. The bottom guy hired in '13, would have progress to approx 50% seniority by 2021 based on pure retirements.
Random guess:
Longevity weighted lower than west and east to benefit AA - I'll guess 25%.
Sounds reasonable
Career expectation bonus - not 75%, but maybe 25% if used. This was AA's thing, but harder to follow technically.
Anything beyond five years is hokum.
I see career expectations to be low on the list.
No idea on the bypassed pilots. It seems weird to credit for seats not being flown by someone on a list... Interested to see where that lands. Similar with US Airways "third list" - be interesting to see how that's handled.
I see the Letter T slots being handled as furloughed and stapled to the bottom. You only get credit for what you brought to the party.
We will know in a couple of months or so.