Originally Posted by
1Seat 1Engine
Since Airtran pilots are on average about 8 years younger than SWA pilots, relative seniority turns out to be a huge roadblock to SWA pilot seniority over the long run.
It's not just a windfall for them, it will cost SWA pilots seniority over time.
I urge you to read the very first post in this thread over again.
Although avoiding windfalls is one of the most important tenets in an sli, age of a pilot group should not (and has not in any sli I suspect, including DAL/NWA) be considered.