Originally Posted by
flywest
Both UAL and CAL were legacy carriers. Not a 85 year old company who acquired a start up. This is not a merger. It's an acquisition. DOH is more than fair. If Delta had bought Alaska. I would expect to be at the mercy of the DALPA.
Does ALPA's merger policy break it down this way? If not, the definition of the carriers doesn't seem germane. Just because the pilots define it as an acquisition, doesn't mean it is legally defined that way, and I think that is what will matter during the sorting out of the seniority issues.