USAPA is going to be marginalized. Once the merger is consummated Parker will send the proposed contract to each side for a formal vote, APA and USAPA pilots will vote overwhelmingly in favor of it- note, seniority won't be in the contract (Like Delta- NWA). APA will take control as the single union representing both sides once a single operating certificate is issued. The seniority integration will take place through arbitration, once USAPA tries to hand over a fake DOH list an injunction will be issued in about a week mandating they hand over Nicolau or be sued. Hummel will buckle and send over the Nicolau, 60 days later we will have a combined AA- LCC seniority list using a fleet ratio mix.
Easy, simple, done. Parker is going to out flank the psychopaths out east. Numbers will rule, USAPA is dead. Hello APA. 🙂