Well, if the growth is in the East, it would appear then that the EAST pilots brought the more valuable network to the party, would it not? Kinda blows a bunch of holes in the whole who "brought what to the party" arguement. No airline is abandoning ANY profitable flying these days. IF your side is shrinking, it would seam to indicate that it is not profitable. However, this is not a pissing match I am looking to have, its more about the relative age of each list.
But tell me, HOW MANY RETIREMENTS happened on each seniority list during that period. That is what you are flat out refusing to credit, and for people who live and die by seniority lists, the age of a seniority list is of tremendous value, and that was completely disregarded. While an Eastie guy may have been on furlough, he still could have been 2 or 3 years from upgrade. Retirements were happening that fast.
What was the time to upgrade for the last person upgraded the day before the merger? Compare that with from Furlough to left seat on the East and that gives you a better idea of the relative fairness...