Originally Posted by
thor2j
Can't say for the volunteered furlough, but as most people will tell you furloughees will not go ahead of ANY active pilots. It just doesn't happen. CAL ALPA is saying they will will not settle for anything less then relative seniority+career expectations. And I am sure UAL ALPA is saying the opposite. Relative seniority is the only fair integration for both sides, if you are 50% you stay 50%. How much fairer can you get.
Do you know why the top 517 slots went to US Airways in the America West merger? Because of the widebody disparities between the 2 airlines. You are right, relative seniority is fair....within aircraft types. 111 Widebodies vs 46 widebodies is going to be addressed with more UAL pilots than CAL pilots slotted in the top of the list-just like US AIR/ Am West. CAL, with more narrowbodies will see more favorable slotting in that part of the list. JMHO