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Thanks to all who participated, your thoughtful answers and comments. I will try to post this at each 100 responses and post the comments at the next update. Surveymonkee makes it hard to get the results out in a useful format unless you pay $20, but here's my best effort with the time I have:

1. What best describes your current career position:

2%......Student, Private Pilot, Instructor, Corporate, Part 91 or 135 operations
22%.....Airline Pilot under fee for departure arrangement; (ie ASA, Skywest, Continental Express, Trans States, Republic Airlines Holdings subsidiaries, etc)
25.00%....Airline pilot working for a owned subsidiary of a major airline brand; (ie Mesaba, Compass, Horizon, Comair, etc)
51%.....Airline pilot directly employed by the brand (ie, Delta, American, United, US Air, Southwest, etc)

2. How long have you been an employed airline pilot? (if not a airline pilot working in Part 121 service, please do not answer)

31.6% 0 to 2 years
19.4% 3 to 5 years
23.5% 18 5 to 10 years
8.2% 10 to 15 years
17.30% 15 15+ years

3. How long have you been an employed at your current airline?

49.50% 0 to 2 years
19.20% 3 to 5 years
12.10% 5 to 10 years
10.10% 10 to 15 years
9.10% 15+ years

4. Do you favor "one list" within the brand, or prefer multiple seniority lists?

75% Single seniority list, all flying performed by seniority list pilots
23% Multiple seniority lists, with limitations on outsourcing
2% Multiple seniority lists, with no limitations on outsourcing

5. What do you believe are the most significant factors in determining outsourcing and seniority list structures?

52.60% Airline Management / Practices
28.30% Union Management / Practices
23.20% Senior pilot preferences
8.00% Junior pilot preferences
22.20% Economic necessity

6. If a single seniority list is desired, how should the pilot groups be merged?

33.30% Pilots working for fee for departure carriers should expect and accept a "staple" placing them below pilots for the branded airlines
33.30% Pilots for fee for departure carriers should expect a "staple" with the ability to maintain longevity for benefits
33.30% Pilots for any airline should be merged Date of Hire

7. What do you think are the factors that most support a single seniority list within an airline's brand?

73.7% Career progression without loss of longevity
40% Better career earnings
62.1% Better job security
26.3% Improved employee relations
14.7% Reduced training costs
22.1% Improved management flexibility to meet a competitive marketplace
18.1% Ability to attract the most qualified job candidates
48.4% Improved unity within the profession

8. What do you think are the factors against a single seniority list within an airline's brand?

12.3% Career progression (start career with a smaller aircraft)
19.8% Career earnings (start career with less pay and concern that large aircraft pay would be cut to subsidize pay on smaller aircraft)
4.9% Better job security
18.5% Employee relations
18.5% Training costs
44.4% Reduced management flexibility to meet a competitive marketplace
13.6% Ability to attract the most qualified job candidates
16% Airline union groups should act independently without regard to other groups within the brand