Originally Posted by
Schwartz
The last 48 pilots are DAL. An NWA pilot hired in Sept 01 is paired next to DAL pilots with Jan 08 hire dates. From top to bottom it pretty much maintains a pilot's % in seniority pre vs. post merger (e.g., NWA pilot # 653/5173 is now # 1433/12434, or 87% pre vs. 88% post merger).
Too bad USAir didn't understand this concept