Originally Posted by
FrankCobretti
one needs to only to compare the DAL N/S experience to US Air's continuing troubles to know that sticking it to the other pilot group is the road to pain.
The lesson from the USAir merger is that the road to pain begins when one group has unrealistic expectations. I think the USAir list ended up pretty fair. USAir was never going to get DOH, yet they insisted on it, and expected it, right to the end.
IF, (big if in my opinin) we merge with AS, I would not want lifelong fences. Too much bad blood. But I certainly think 10 years to bid widebody captain and maybe 5 years to bid widebody FO, would be reasonable and fair.