CTR Commander,
I see your point, I was in an AF Reserve squadron when the merger was going down. A lot of arguments ensued between the AA pilots and a few TWA pilots. Suffice to say the TWA pilots were delusional, to a certain degree. I interviewed at TWA in 1994, it was sad. There were guys in my interview class with 1200 hrs TT and zero turbine time, and I'm sure they were hired. If I remember, the pay scale in 1994 was $39/HR for a 757 F/O after year SEVEN!!