packrat,

virgin didn't fly before 2007. what you are doing is equating the equivalent of doh. doh hasnt been used in any of the recent mergers. first of all making every single vx capt as junior capt is a windfall for alaska. second point is that no bump no flush only works if the 60 airbuses stick around. what if alaska announces replacing the buses with new boeings on a one one ratio. all 60 buses gone and 60 new boeings would mean every vx capt then loses their spot to alaska pilots. alaska hired about 550 pilots 2007-2016 of the 1750 total. your method would put the most senior virgin pilot at about 1200 total on the list which is already junior to the most junior alaska captain. thats a huge windfall and only fair in your eyes or the eyes of another alaska pilot. it won't be straight relative either. most likely its going to be category/class with ratios favoring alaska for the higher longevity and stronger contract they bring to the merger. you can read up on previuos alpa-alpa merger arbitration award. we havent even started yet and you are already calling for a staple of all vx captains on the combined list with a fenced protection on their own airbuses. planes can come and go but seniority is forever so no one is going to sign off on your staple job.