Originally Posted by Airsupport

I dont have a problem with that but ALOT of pinnacle pilots will. I would venture to say that only the top 25-30% of mesaba pilots will be able to come over to the pinnacle side. Most of them will want to stay on the jet and stay in their base. That means that anyone below the 30% line in pinnacle is going to get pushed down, and if we dont play our cards right, might even get pushed out when things slow down and we are once again "overstaffed". If that were to happen then all those pilots who are now back on reserve, back in the right seat, or on the street will wonder why our MEC decided to make a special deal that screwed them while there was already a deal in place that protected mesaba pilots if they grew and we shrunk and protected pinnacle pilots if we grew and mesaba shrunk. You already see how some are acting that mesaba pilots get to keep their longevity. Just wait till those same guys get pushed out of base or on the street. Things will really hit the fan then.