Originally Posted by
Wasatch Phantom
Please enlighten me.
I really don't understand the logic. As I understand it, NWA has the biggest aircraft (747-400) and wants to protect those positions. Okay, I can understand that. They want the lion's share of the highest seniority numbers.
But they also have the smallest aircraft (their entire DC-9 fleet is smaller than the MD-88). According to the above concept, they should similarly occupy the lion's share of the lowest seniority numbers.
If you want a big fence at the top, shouldn't there be a similar fence at the bottom to reflect the realities of the fleet differences between NWA and DAL?
Otherwise, it would seem to protect the senior NWA pilots and screw the junior DAL pilots.
How is that equitable?
I think you're right about that Wasatch. That's the weakness in our SLI proposal in my opinion. There should be a similar fence at the bottom as you suggest. The fact that there is not, makes the NWA proposal extreme for the DAL guys at the bottom. The DAL proposal however, is extreme from top to bottom.
Carl