Originally Posted by
Reroute
No way would there be a 25 year fence, more like 5 years. The list construction would be based on the credibility of your proposal, consistent with the the merger policy in effect at the time of the merger. In this case it would be an ALPA-ALPA merger, the factors to be considered in constructing a fair list in no particular order, or weight are:
- Career expectactions
- Longevity, and
- Status and Category
This process, with these guidelines has recently been followed with regards to the CAL-UAL merger. The success or failure of a pilot group in an SLI is likely directly proportional to their merger committee's understanding of the guidelines established by policy, the fidelity of their proposal consistent with that policy, and their credibility with the arbitrators who would likely be the final authority on the list construction.
First off, I don't think Delta will buy Virgin, However if you look at the ALPA merger policy that you are quoting it looks like you are putting a lot of credit on the status and category part.
You mention other mergers and how they turned out, well you also have to look at the aircraft that they brought to the table and years of service that the pilots had.
Virgin is a very small, soley narrowbody aircraft airline established in what 2007? So the most senior pilot would have nine years of longevity and would hold captain on an a320.
So I don't see it going as well as you might think.