Heyas,

And here is the critical error in your thinking. One of the arbitrator's goals, among many other things, is to ATTEMPT to provide an award within ALPA policy. HOWEVER, since DOH is not specifically excluded in the policy, it becomes a method of integration, as long as it meets the other criteria. Just because it is not mentioned in the policy, does not mean a method is excluded.

If the arbitration panel (not you, or I, or any of the other Brainiacs here) decides that the most fair and equitable method of integration is DOH, then that's what it will be.

The slides at the arbitration showed that after the 10 year fence comes down, even by the most conservative retirement estimate, the resulting two groups will be demographically matched.

If the NWA guys wanted to be complete A-holes about the whole thing, and wanted to really swing for the fence, they could have just asked for DOH, with no fences. But the fences are there to PROTECT DAL pilot's career expectations, just as they are there to protect the NWA pilot's. When the fence comes down a 330 NWA captain will have the same LOS and relative seniority as a 767-400 captain (although it should really be paired with the 777). And fences are WHAT YOU GUYS WANTED. "Fly what you brought" was the mantra we all heard for 8 months now.

But this is all OBE. I understand that a deal has already been made, and both sides will be ****ed.

Nu