Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
My post is serious, educated, and factual. An educated post does not require a thesis paper.
Just look at your retirement data... it speaks for itself. AirTran and WN are in the same boat with the 2 longest runs (by several years) of any airlines to retiring 50% of their list.
AirTran is only slightly behind WN- within a year and change to projected 50% retirement. Remember AirTran has a concentration of old Ex-eastern types...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This SLI will not be pure relative, and it most certainly will not be a W2 integration either. This is a merger of 2 737 operating LCC's (or are they a premium LCC since they have biz class?
) I DO think that the arbiter will give some sort of credit to the significant disparity between the contracts, thus weighting the integration slightly to the favor of the WN guys.
Neither airline has a Capt on property who comes anywhere near your number of years to upgrade.
I'm glad you explained yourself, because now I know why your post still doesn't make any sense.