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Originally Posted by Nantonaku
You've been at Endeavor how long? Of course you would take a staple. Why would someone with 15 years seniority doing the same flying as another pilot at another ALPA carrier want and/or agree to be stapled behind someone with 1 month of seniority? Not everyone is 26 and still living in their parent's basement and can afford the seniority hit. There is a reason the SSP participation rate was so low. Comair was probably right at the time to try for more and so would any other airline getting bought by another airline. And this is why there will never be a staple or a merger of a regional into a major airline.
depends on the situation... did most of those 1 month hires come from the "merging" airline... perhaps it's a bit easier to deal with... do many of the senior regional guys even want to merge at all (even if it's DOH)? I can tell you there are many here that don't want to go to Delta even if it's DOH. (probably not relative merge either) News flash, not everyone wants to work for Delta (or United, or SWA, or Jet Blue or...take your pick) why do you think so many of the "big boys" have had no shows or in class drop outs lately? People are shuffling to the place they want to be, not the only place hiring.