[quote=Ferd149;368551]Hi All,


I think I represent the middle 1/3 of our list so I'm junior to the red/green stuff and above the post 9/11 junior guy food fight.


I'm a 9/95 NWA hire with a number of 3058 of 5156 or appx 59%. On a combinded NWA/Delta list looks like I'm 7123 of 12279 or 58% (according to EZOpen board (your welcome for the plug Steve). Also, I sit in one of your "dead zones" or the 92 to 96ish no hire years.

I'm retired USAF guy who doesn't need to chase $$. So, I'm a MSP 757 FO bidding 53 of 184. I can hold Hawaii, Guam and Saipan vs the deice line in Fargo in Febuary as a DC-9 Capt where I would be 110 of 166 (in MSP)

So, assuming we are going to do this and assuming the list will look more like your assumptions than ours, how does this work. Do I want to run out and be a captain or am I just as well off being a senior FO?

Ferd NWA '95

Ferd,
My recommendation would be to bid senior FO and enjoy the QOL - you will still get pay increases. Based on the seniority calculations from DAL4EVR (posted above) this is what you could have done under the relative seniority SLI:

Current

12 yr 757 FO ($98/hr) bid to FO on the 767 400 with a relative loss of seniority and go to $123/hr prior to the pay increase and about $147/hr with the pay increases.

12 yr 757 FO ($98/hr) bid stay on 757 with a relative gain of seniority and go to $109/hr prior to the raise and about $130/hr after the pay increases.

Who knows what equity deal is gone now that the two MEC's could not agree. This seems like a pretty fair deal to me especially since it looks like NW is accelerating the DC-9 departures which was the big worry in the first place for the junior DAL guys. Good luck, hopefully we can still strike a deal that is fair for all involved.

Scoop