The easiest way to look at this is the following: NWA and then Delta if the merger takes place OWN all 360 seats at Compass. If Delta furloughs after the merger, (there are some protections against that) ALL FURLOUGHED PILOTS in senority order will be offered a position at Compass. As the pilots are typed in the E175 the applicable number of Compass pilots in reverse senority order will be furloughed. The costs of doing this are high. If it is going to be a long term furlough then it would be an easy decision for Delta to make. If it is a short term furlough then it gets a little murky. I hope this helps clarify it. There are some other items are in the agreement but that is for another time. The airline profile section of this website for Compass gives a pretty good explanation.
Last edited by maxjet; 08-01-2008 at 02:32 PM.