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Pilot seniority question...My wife asked me a question this morning that I could not answer, and, bein's as how there are plenty of pilots here, I thought I would ask it here. Understand that I am not asking this to start yet ANOTHER pilot bashing session, but merely to try to understand the situation better. What is the big deal with the disagreement over pilot seniority between the two merging airlines? Everyone has a "hire date" that determines seniority, don't they? I mean, one NW pilot was hired before another NW pilot, right? Each airline determines seniority based on some criteria. I am sure the criteria are different, but seniority is seniority. If I have x-number of years/months/days for my current airline, why wouldn't I have x-number of years/months/days under the merged system. Any NEW hires would certainly be under some new rules for seniority, but it would seem that existing pilots should carry what they already have gained. To do otherwise would be, in essence, ex post facto. Looking forward to THIS lively discussion. Keep the faith. yardman5508's blog | login to post comments![]() |