The Associated Press is reporting today that a decision has been announced in the DL/NW arbitration merging the pilot seniority lists. Instead of date of hire, they are going to merge the list based on status and current equipment (IE: Widebody Captain).
Originally Posted by AP Reporter Harry Weber
In a memo to Delta pilots just before midnight Monday, the head of Delta's pilots union, Lee Moak, said the foundation of the panel's integration method is "ratioed status and category" with a "rational treatment for the minor attrition differences that exist between the two pilot groups."
I have many friends at both carriers and will be interested to hear their responses in the next few days.