Originally Posted by Lighteningspeed

Outstanding post. You clarified the rampant confusion shown by some here. You have accurately summarized the situation we are all in right now. People are confusing furloughed Mesaba guys being given preferential hiring at Colgan and at Pinnacle with the main issue of merger of the entire Mesaba and Pinnacle pilot seniority list that is bound to happen in the future.

The seniority integration of XJ and 9E pilots will happen for sure, in my opinion. What Pinnacle and Mesaba pilots needs to ensure is that Pinnacle adopts Mesaba work rules/benefits and payrate going forward and cherry pick good ones from each airline. I suspect Colgan will operate as Mesaba and for awhile Pinnacle Corporation will have 2 separate operating certificates, one for combined Pinnacle/Mesaba and another for Colgan that changes its name to Mesaba with furloughed Mesaba guys there.

Additionally, I am all for giving Flowthru rights to ALL Pinnacle pilots. Since Pinnacle owns Mesaba now and as Mesaba currently has the flowthru agreement, it is only fair and equitable that all Pinnacle pilots should be given the flowthru rights like Mesaba pilots.