There ya go......and no they haven't merged yet.

So they're the terms to describe the two separate pilot groups?

Wow! Excellent information. Thanks for the replies.

Yes, sort of. But the sorting represents pre-merger equipment and not necessarily pre-merger pilots.

Except for the temporary 787/747 fences the ISL is complete and pilots are free to bid whatever base/equipment/seat their seniority can hold on the combined list. There are pilots from both pre-merger airlines currently flying the 756 and 76T. Naturally there are more ex-CAL pilots on the 756 and pre-merger UAL pilots on the 76T as that was the starting point at the time of the merger.

Once the cockpits are harmonized, if ever, the 756 and 76T fleets will become one.

Deuce,

While I'm sure shrek is a nice guy :), here's the deal...

This a job...a good job...but a j-o-b nonetheless. Don't be that nerd who gets consumed by this job. Here are rules that have kept me sane the past 8 years...

1. Show up on time.
2. Have fun on the job. Don't be a douche and don't get wrapped up around the axle about anything related to said job.
3. When the job is complete, get the heck home ASAP to friends and family...which is WAY more important than said job.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

And call the 737 a 737, an A320 an Airbus, and a 747 a 747. We are the only dorks in the airline industry that call airliners cute little names. If it's a military jet...diff story.

Come on. The LUAL guys aren't mocking the 737 by calling it the guppy. We aren't taking shots at your masculinity. For most it us a term of endearment.

Deuce, I've only been with UA a year, but I've been an airline pilot for 17 years, so this isn't my first rodeo. Decisions like this are not made lightly (in spite of what some on here might say or think), because they are expensive, time-consuming, and a logistical nightmare. And did I mention, it's also expensive? In fact, this is an airline, and at some point, it will get messed up. Some of that will be the fault of the company in some form or fashion (scheduling things too tightly or trying to "guess" what the pilots will do) and some won't be (one guy getting sick or having a family emergency can wreak havoc on a sim schedule for months).

These seismic shifts are rare, and in this case, apparently quite necessary due to the disparity in the pilot groups, fleets, block hours, and the distribution of flying. Once it's sorted, things will be much more predictable going forward. It might take 2 years (or more), but it will eventually get there.

My advice: just jump in, have fun...don't buy a house in a domicile anytime soon! ;)

8-E-6-b If a Pilot is awarded a vacancy out of a Category affected by displacement during the period described in Section 8-E-6-a, he shall be entitled to a paid move in accordance with Section 10, and shall not be subject to a freeze pursuant to Section 8-D. The number of displacements within the affected Category shall be reduced by the number of such awarded pilots.

This again????

Every airline has nicknames for certain planes.

My buddy at SWA has an email address that contains the word "guppy".

So…you're wrong.

I think it's just an unnecessary inferiority complex the LCAL guys have since most of their flying was on the 737. They get their feelings hurt when their 737-900ER is called a guppy.

GMAB.

Airplane nicknames have been around since the beginning.

Get on board and have some fun with it.:D

Does anyone really care what some people call the aircraft?!?! What is this? Third grade?!?!