CAL/UAL merger statistics

[SFR]

I am absolutely serious. Vice versa my opinion would not change.

Why should people at a nearly bankrupt airline (UAL) go ahead of people at a semi-successful company (CAL)?

 

[Jonny Sacko]

If UAL and CAL merge...you better believe CAL boys are not going to stand for DOH. There is no reason some UAL FO hired in 1998 should be ahead of a 2005 CAL hire.

You UAL folk should be happy just to have a job. CAL people have better career progression,

Hey man, don't be such an ass. Try to be an adult about things that can and will create bad feelings. Don't start that crap. If it's going to happen, we both have good people working on the issue. Not swinging at anyone on the other side of the isle. ALPA National, Hey, I'm all for it. I say lets have a barbecue using the building. But that's a different issue.

 

[Sonny Crockett]

I am absolutely serious. Vice versa my opinion would not change.

Why should people at a nearly bankrupt airline (UAL) go ahead of people at a semi-successful company (CAL)?

Looking at your previous posts you are just a punk from the RJ crowd. What? Are you a 2006 newhire? Grow up and behave little man!

I have a lot of CAL friends, whatever happens I hope we can work it out FAIR for both sides.

"nearly bankrupt" "semi-successful" YOU CRACK ME UP!

LOL!

 

[Sonny Crockett]

Hey man, don't be such an ass. Try to be an adult about things that can and will create bad feelings. Don't start that crap. If it's going to happen, we both have good people working on the issue. Not swinging at anyone on the other side of the isle. ALPA National, Hey, I'm all for it. I say lets have a barbecue using the building. But that's a different issue.

Well said Jonny

 

[Sonny Crockett]

I am absolutely serious. Vice versa my opinion would not change.

Why should people at a nearly bankrupt airline (UAL) go ahead of people at a semi-successful company (CAL)?

WHATEVER YOU SAY PAL!

Looks like we have another guy sniffing Bolivian flake!

 

[SFR]

Reality hurts. Oh well, we will all see I guess.

SEBD

 

[ackattacker]

I am absolutely serious. Vice versa my opinion would not change.

Why should people at a nearly bankrupt airline (UAL) go ahead of people at a semi-successful company (CAL)?

How about because the difference between "semi successful and "nearly bankrupt" is about 0.5 microseconds in this industry and has zero to do with the job performance of the pilots. You're saying that pilots should be awarded huge dividends or shoved to the bottom of the list based upon their ability to forecast the future when they were hired 10+ years ago. Yeah that makes a lot of sense.

What it all comes down to is greed... seems to me that everyone makes the argument that benefits *them* the most and then tries to justify screwing the next guy with some back a$$wards logic.

How about this for fair... stop trying to take someone else's job and just do yours and your turn will come eventually.

 

[Mr.B]

Reality hurts. Oh well, we will all see I guess.

SEBD

Lets hope this dim-witted moron is not a fair representation of the CAL population.

 

[CRJ's suck]

Lets hope this dim-witted moron is not a fair representation of the CAL population.

The CAL crews i've talked to, the majority don't want this to happen, but in the same breath they also say they hope everything goes smoothly if it does. I take that as they don't want to screw their brothers ans sisters over at UAL.Fair and equitable I guess, whatever that means.

 

[SuperFLUF]

Lets hope this dim-witted moron is not a fair representation of the CAL population.

He's not.

 

[pipe]

I am absolutely serious. Vice versa my opinion would not change.

Why should people at a nearly bankrupt airline (UAL) go ahead of people at a semi-successful company (CAL)?

One more bankruptcy and the UAL guys will be down to CAL career expectations according to your thinking.

You are another one of these tools that thinks that somehow your superior airmanship is part of what makes CAL "more successful" than UAL.

WAKE UP DUDE! The only difference between the profitability of these two airlines is that one is being robbed at the moment. A Continental guy who reads any history should understand that better than anyone.

Oh, by the way, thanks for sharing Prater with the rest of us. You guys must have some real peaches there if that's who you elected MEC chairman.

PIPE

 

[SuperFLUF]

The CAL crews i've talked to, the majority don't want this to happen, but in the same breath they also say they hope everything goes smoothly if it does. I take that as they don't want to screw their brothers ans sisters over at UAL.Fair and equitable I guess, whatever that means.

The reality will probably be that the career expecations at both carriers will be similar by the time a merger is announced.
There are always a few that want a windfall from whatever SLI methodology they champion(especially the DOH guys), but for the most part, everyone I speak to would be content with something similar to relative seniority. I know that's too simplistic and not exactlty how it works but in the end that's probably the closest approximation of "fairness".

 

[SFR]

Relative seniority is good. But no way should a 757 FO at CAL be junior to any 737 or Airbus FO at UAL.

 

[SaturnPilot]

Relative seniority is good. But no way should a 757 FO at CAL be junior to any 737 or Airbus FO at UAL.

so the #1 bus FO at UAL should be junior to a position going to new hires at CAL? yeah right...good luck with that.

 

[ACWild]

Relative seniority is good. But no way should a 757 FO at CAL be junior to any 737 or Airbus FO at UAL.

The equipment that you're in is irrelevant with regards to seniority. I'm beginning to think that your posts aren't serious. Jmho.