The credit for future advancement (pull and plug) is the only thing that was given to the DAL-N side. Many on this board said that it would take forever for those 270+ guys to actually retire because of age 65, and the fact that nobody in their right minds would want to retire from the new Delta. One PRIP later (plus the normal retirements we've had), and all 270 are gone. Before SOC. And as such, the only advantage given to the DAL-N pilots is now gone. (I haven't learned how to do the quote thing so cut and paste is it!)

Carl,

The pull and plug was done prior to the PIRP and all fNWA got a boost(depending on their seniority) on the original merged seniority list. To my way of thinking a PIRP, or any retirement, does not negate the numbers that were already assigned to account for said attrition. Nobodys position on the list is changing relative to some one else on the list.

I'm not explaining myself very well. I'll try a different tack! I don't see how the "advantage" given to the fNWA guys for attrition is negated by the PIRP. The "advantage" was applied by the arbitrators for the merged seniority list and fNWA guys got a boost in seniority then. Just because there is a PIRP does not negate the "advantage" given for future attrition in the original merged list. In my mind, to negate that advantage, you would have to redo the merged seniority list and we all know that ain't ever gonna happen!!

Carl, hopefully you can see what I'm trying to say in the mess above! I'm not trying to make anyone mad, just trying to understand and give a different perspective.

Denny