tilden isnt involved because its the alpa merger policy. and why wouldnt there be virgin guys in the top 10% of the new alaska. career expectations on both sides are just narrowbody captain becauz there are no widebodies. it seems that some alaska guys here actually think the most senor virgin guy will show up no worse than a 2004 slotting on the new list. that is a straight windfall for alaska and simply wont happen. just take your ego out of it. in arbitration its most likely going to be straight relative with adjusted ratios favoring the alaska side for higher longevity. something like straight relative and then a 5 to 20% hit for the virgin guys. ironically some of the anti alpa pilots at virgin are the ex us air guys but now the tune has changed once the tables are turned. gotta wonder if their usapa doh mantra still rings true for them.