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Old 05-22-2018 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by svergin
UAL said the same thing in our merger and didn’t get it. “Superior airline” isn’t part of merger policy either. Everyone stayed within 5% of their same seniority percentage despite United having almost 4 times the number of widebody airplanes.

Even with longevity weighted at 35% I was placed with a United pilot hired 7+ years before me. Zero United pilots who were placed senior to me are younger than me.

I hate to tell you, but if you’re banking on longevity to be heavily weighted, its not going to be. I’d be shocked to see anyone move more than 5-10% anywhere on your list.
Exactly! Look at the last 4 mergers and with the exception of WN (special circuumstance) relative seniority was king😉.
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