Originally Posted by Airsupport

Yeah its going to get bad for the mesaba guys when it comes time to choose whether they want to go to colgan or pinnacle (some wont have a choice based on their seniority). I think that their best chance for good seniority integration will be at colgan. I think the LOA is going to play out at pinnacle which is a 2 for 1. I have been at pinnacle for 5 years which means I will be senior to a mesaba guy that has been there 10 years. That way of intergration is not 100% going to happen but unfortunatley for the mesaba guys its an LOA that was signed and stamped by their own MEC. ALPA merger will go into effect at colgan. The jets are coming to pinnacle and a certain amount of pilots will be allowed to come with them, not everyone. Some people will be left at colgan. Or vice versa. Some may want colgan and be forced to go to pinnacle. I think the guys who will have it the best are the ones on furlough right now that will get a pinnacle bid number. They will be ahead of the game when all this plays out and we start hiring.

I think the majority will want to come to pinnacle and if you do and you are on furlough it would be best to come here now while you have a choice. If you want a msp, dtw, mem, or atl base then pinnacle is where you want to be. If you want a colgan base then head that way. Tough choices for the guys at colgan and I dont envy it one bit.