Originally Posted by
Opus
sailingfun,
But is it fair for a NWA 96 hire to go behind a DAL 2000 hire? Under your proposal I would go from a 330 FO back to either an 319/320 FO or 73 fo. And even though I would end in the top 100 at NWA I would never crack the top 1500 under the DAL lists. So, the word 'fair' can be used by many.
A 2000 hire at Delta can hold 777 copilot. He can do very well on the 767ER. I suspect like a 2000 hire at Delta you would not hold 330 FO on a stove piped list. You are holding it out of seniority just as the 777 FO above would. You can't compare what you hold now to what you would hold on a stove piped list. You have to compare apples to apples. If once a list was rationalized you could show you can't hold equal equipment then I agree it would not be fare. Also keep in mind that every NWA pilot will enjoy higher pay and seat progression over time because Delta brought a much larger average fleet size to the overall mix.