Originally Posted by svergin

Two things here.

First in our SLI 8 years of longevity difference between pilots moved the seniority percentage about 3%. That was with a 35% weighting for longevity. I have no idea of the voodoo math behind the algorithm they used.

Second, there were many UAL pilots who were on reserve on the Airbus, who post-SLI could be in the top 10% of the 737, MANY of them did exactly what you mentioned and switched to the exact same pay category just for seniority.

Also, each pilot group flooded into the other legacy bases. UAL pilots living in TX came into IAH in big numbers. Friends of mine in EWR complained about moving down the 737 Captain list as UAL pilots bid into that base. CAL pilots had no problems filling vacancies in ORD, LAX, DEN, SFO, and IAD because we had pilots living in the area that were commuting previously.

We still have guys that argue over our SLI and that was 4 years ago!