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Date of hire, with no bump or flush is the only fair solution.
There truly are benefits for both pilot groups using this method.
For the Delta pilots: You were very fortunate to have a retirement package that enabled you to move unusually fast up the list. This is great in theory, but not in reality. Yes, we saw a large number of early retirements. We also saw a comensurate number of AIRCRAFT retirements. We did not move up the list abnormally quickly, the reason there are relatively junior pilots in widebodies is because so many guys are choosing to remain senior due to the depressed payrates.!!!
So you think 5:1 in your favor is fair? Of course you do! You think NWA 1999 hires should be junior to DAL 2007 hires? Of course you do!
The USAir east situation also seems to make into this conversation but has almost no similarities.
To emphasize my point:
1) USAir was headed for Chapter 7 before the merger saved them
2) USAir had thousands on furlough merging with a company who was hiring or had hired very recently.
3) It was hardly a dream merger. One a LCC the other a major under financial duress.
DOH, in the USAIR case, was going to be controversial in the best case scenario.
The NW/DL situation is much different. DOH, with protections for Delta pilots, is the only fair way to go. Hey, if you are a 2007 hire flying the B767-400ER, you will keep your position. No bump, no flush. Just DOH.
The NW/DL situation is much different. DOH, with protections for Delta pilots, is the only fair way to go. Hey, if you are a 2007 hire flying the B767-400ER, you will keep your position. No bump, no flush. Just DOH.
You guys actually proposed Delta 2007 hires who are still on probation being senior to a large group of our NWA 1999 hires.