A wee bit sensitive are we Tightslot? Please don’t tell me that the moderators and those that run this web site are above being criticised or having the odd dart sent their way. From time to time we all have to take a bit of stick.
It just seems that when topics become a little bit hot and certain companies or individuals are involved the threads are either pulled or removed to a backwater forum.
The main point that comes from this, now removed thread, the thread on seniority and the discussions on the MYT/TCX is that the Balpa NEC is remiss not to have in place a policy document for the guidance of CCs on how the merger of seniority lists should take place.
For what it is worth I think that whenever airlines merge that use a seniority system then date of joining (DOJ) should be the platform from which a list is constructed. Any factoring, other than DOJ, that is used to amalgamate a pilot workforce will produce major problems down track. A fudged seniority list will most probably be at odds with the new age discrimination legislation and would certainly not conform to the principle of LIFO, when compulsory redundancies are required.
As I am not employed by either FCA or TUI I will remain an interested outsider, especially if an announcement should come of a reduced fleet size.