Originally Posted by ewrbasedpilot
She will not be anywhere close to being #500, more like #5. I still can't understand how the FAA thinks a person over 80 is fit enough to evacuate an airplane though, and UAL does have a few of those from what we've been told.
Depending on how they integrate the FA seniority lists MAYBE she will be number 5 if ratios are used. UAL has many FAs "senior" to Norma's 1957 hire date....starting with 1949.
My thoughts have always been that Frank, er Jeff (I keep doing that! I'm sorry) is all about productivity. Having talked with a few UAL FAs on hotel vans recently many of their senior FAs don't work all that often. If the company insists on a minimum productivity level (i.e. say 1/2 months like job shares at CAL), some of the UAL FAs could be in for a rude awakening and might not be willing or able to perform that much work. Who knows?
Then again, I'm hoping our senior guys will take their retro checks and run!