Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

ALPA merger policy is “Merger Announcement Date”. Its not relevant when it closes or is approved. All that matters is when the merger is announced. Anyone at either airline will be placed below all the pilots at the other airline.

Also remember that all that matters are 3 things with ALPA.

Status and Category
Widebody - 777/787
Narrowbody - 737 Airbus 319-321
Small Narrowbody E-190, A220, etc

Longevity

Career Expectations (this only applies to fences to protect widebody flying). It is to prevent an airline with a bunch of WB from acquiring a small airline, and then those pilots immediately being able to fly the WB planes they would have not had an expectation to fly.

The “payrate” integration argument has never worked. Even CAL argued their 767-400 should be integrated as a 747 because of the payrates, but it was rejected per the policy. Payrates are not mentioned in policy anywhere.

This merger should be pretty straightforward since the fleets are relatively the same except the small narrowbody planes at B6. Everyone should be within a couple percent depending on longevity.