Just as a point of interest here is a review of comments from some very important people.
From our MEC Chair:
I, along with the rest of the MEC, acknowledge that a significant factor was the long standing and still unresolved pilot seniority integration dispute."
".Captains Rob Reid and Michael Downey have also acknowledged the seniority dispute as being a significant reason for opposition to the deal."
"We have all known that the seniority integration dispute has been a divisive issue among the pilots for several years, but this is the first occasion where it has directly affected our ability to conduct the important business we have with the Company. Also obvious now, is the fact that it has directly affected how the Company manages its operations."
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it is clear that its failure [the TA] was mostly due to the unfair seniority list we have been suffering under for two years."
ACPA Merger Committee
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"There are clearly seniority issues to be resolved."
Rob Reid
Air Canada
Chief Operating Officer
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"There are internal issues that Air Canada needs to deal with at this point.""
Todd Blecher
Boeing spokesman