Originally Posted by
Rudder
Carl,
Did not the DAL proposal group according to gauge, and that ratioed all of our international captain positions against yours? On page 689 of the transcripts I see the 777's, 767-400, and 76/75 Intl on our side grouped against your 747-400, 747-200, A-330, and your 75Intl.
Yes, that's probably right. My point is, ratioing in such a broad category is what gives the DAL guys the 1 to 4% advantage right from the jump and it only gets worse until you get to the bottom where it's only NWA guys.
A ratio of just 777 and 747, then A330 and 767, then narrow bodies would have resulted in closer relative seniority results. Instead it's about a 1.5% NWA disadvantage near the top and 5% plus NWA disadvantage near the bottom. Given that we are both strong airlines with NWA having a higher market cap and higher earnings, I don't see how this systemic DAL advantage from top to bottom will ultimately be justified.
Carl