So back to an example question. If Skybus was ALPA and your airline purchased them, you're on the edge of upgrading, do you think it's right that you lose a seniority spot at an airline you've spent time with because someone else was a captain at a previous airline that was purchased? I don't wish ill will on anyone however their company was sinking for a reason. Those pilots would have been without a job no matter how you slice it. I don't think I should get moved back a few steps because they were willing to gamble and go work for a place with the lowest standards of living and lowest pay around. The guy who's done it by the book and waited for his turn could end up getting shafted.

This could also screw the pilots more. If a company is bleeding money why should I bother buying them and going through all the pains of dealing with the labor when I could wait a little longer and watch them go broke then just slide into the open airport and take over?