Originally Posted by
Boomer
Roughly two thirds of the Mesaba pilots (and 80% of Compass pilots?) have been hired in the last 1.5 years. If we go relative seniority, a 5-year Comair FO (hired 2003) would be right seat next to a 2007-hire Mesaba or Compass Captain. Fair is fair, right?
I think we (and Mesaba's top 400) should get some kind of credit for "time served" during the buttrapes both pilot groups took in 2006/2007.
Then again, I'm sure the 600-hour kid who hired at Mesaba last July (and will upgrade this year) would consider it fair to push one of Comair's 12-year Captains back onto reserve.
I agree, look at USAir and AW, that definition of "fair" isn't fair to anyone. DOH is the closest you're going to get to "fair" (and it's kind of what it would be like with a national seniority list). With the proper fences, it could work.