Originally Posted by
jetpilot4u
I'm just saying, the culture will be shot if any 6 year Air Tran Capt gets to keep his seat over a 10 year SWA FO.
Talk about delusional. EVERY SLI starts with "no bump/no flush." That means unless the AAI guys bid out of their seats/base they get to keep the seat they have.
Your attitude reflects the greed of the SWA pilot group just as a straight ratio award reflects the greed of the AAI pilot group.
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
It would be very rare for a arbitrators award to force someone out of the seat they hold at the merger. It can happen over time especially if a airline is reducing flying but if your stable or growing I would expect all the Airtran Captains will keep their seat.
Exactly right. I expect the final SLI will look something like this:
1. No bump/no flush
2. Pre-1993 SWA Captains on the list
3. Ratio the rest.
4. Iron out any bumps in the lower end of the list.
This is so simple even a Government arbitrator can do it.
Everything will work out fine as long as the SWA guys act like DAL/NWA pilots and not like USAir Easties.