That is exactly what he and the other RJ folks are hoping for. They've almost surely interviewed at the majors, and for whatever reason, they didn't get on. This would be the back-door entrance.

Economics and congestion makes our current Section 1 weaknesses a dead issue if we just hold the line right here. Then as economics kill off the 76 seaters, we can grow Delta organically...with pilots that we choose. THAT'S the biggest fear of people like Mesabah. Their only hope is to scare major pilots into a belief that merging with RJ carriers is the way to ensure our jobs won't be outsourced...which is obviously incorrect.

Carl