Originally Posted by
Seggy
Just to clarify, Colgan can be stapled to the bottom of the list.
The 2007 law concerns two unionized groups merging.
The best thing would be a strict date of hire integration. It would set precedent later on in our careers so we don't have a Usairways/America West disaster.
But in the end Colgan pilots have no say.
9E has 1400+ pilots and Colgan around 400+ (according to APC), that’s only about 30% the size of 9E. Seeing that Colgan is strictly a mid to low tier Prop Shop their pilot group, as a hole, is extremely Jr (when compared to 9E). IMO, the only way a Colgan pilot can best a 9E pilot is by a %age based merger, otherwise 9E pilots will always come out on top.
Personally, seeing how Jr Colgan pilots are to 9E pilots, I think the fair merger would be DOH with 3-4 year fences. With a DOH merger the Colgan pilot group would still end up on the low side of the seniority list and the fences would prevent the more senior 9E FO’s from taking Colgan upgrades and the more senior Colgan CA’s from taking 9E’s FO’s upgrades. After 3-4 years it will all be a moot point seeing that the 9E FO that will lose out to the Colgan CA moving over isn’t even hired yet. As a matter of fact the 9E FO who will be affected by the merger will have to have a DOH of 2010, and when it’s time for him to upgrade then he’ll just take the B1900 or the SAAB upgrade.
Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t ALPA support DOH mergers? I think this would be a bigger problem if 9E had purchased AE or Horizon. Then 9E pilots would be screwed with a merger but Colgan? C’mon guys! They're so Jr that their not a threat as long as you have 3-4 year fences!
As for the "they're not union so screw them" mindset, that's real mature of you all!