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Old 21st Nov 2002, 16:11
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Few Cloudy

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Yeah 8 according to my newspaper.

Now you can see why the ex Crossair guys so wanted to integrate the seniority list on a zipper principle (one for you - one for me...) rather than accept the ex Swissair people above them on a years of service basis. The zipper would have insulated a few of the last in FOs from the big chop.

Now you can also see why the ex Swissair guys didn't want that.

As a result of not taking the offer on the table, however, the ex Crossair pilots have lost a deal of money and there are now two separate seniority lists and no career structure allowing them to progress all through the fleets.

It's all come sooner than expected.

The Embraer (only 3 delivered so far) also doesn't fit into the scheme of things any more - delivery delays actually help here but watch this space...

Best of luck to all involved.
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