No, I'm not discussing the NIC.

Pre-merger at their respective companies, a 16 year AWA pilot was senior; a 16 year AAA pilot was junior.

Despite identical longevity, one pilot had substantially more seniority.

Even a 3-5 year AWA pilot pre-merger had more seniority than a 16 year AAA pilot.

So given that longevity (length of service) does not in fact dictate one's seniority, how can one reasonably justify a 16 year AAA pilot becoming radically more senior to the 3-5 year AWA pilot who held a greater percentage seniority the day before a merger was announced?

Is THAT not the definition of a windfall?

Would it not be more reasonable that a pilot who was at, say, 75% seniority before the merger be at 75% seniority (+/- a little) after a merger...regardless of their length of service?