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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
We're talking about maybe merging with Alaska, not Republic. Alaska is a career airline that pays well. If we do merge, these pilots deserve respect and will become Delta pilots. Career expectations change daily. Alaska Airlines could easily order some wide-bodies some day if this merger never happens.


That is not exactly what Nicelau awarded to the USAir East pilots. He gave the top 500 slots for Widebody Captains at USAir, since AWA didn't have widebodies at that point. Could they have gotten them later on? Maybe, since they had 742s flying to Nagoya via HNL years before. But Nic still gave the East guys the top 500 spots. That is precedent.