Originally Posted by Reroute

That's not the quote I was referring to. This is what you said:

"I will jump in. Regardless of what you think of Bars post overall, he is spot on with the following statement:"


"One result of not merging ASA & Comair was Delta pilots being furloughed while the regionals hired rapidly to replace them. Even you must admit, that is CLEAR evidence of a scope failure when one division of Delta flushes and hires those furloughed pilots to replace themselves at much lower wages. That is what happens when union leadership decides against unity."

That Scoop is pure speculation. Merging DAL/ASA/CMR would not have captured DCI flying. We would have been one of many members of the portfolio, probably the higher cost option. We, in all likelihood, would have received the same amount of growth as CMR is experiencing today.

If DAL wanted DAL pilots to fly RJs they never would have purchased ASA/CMR or contracted out to DCI. It's all about securing the lowest cost labor.

Merging ASA/CMR with DAL would not have secured any RJ flying.

I agree that our scope allowed DCI carriers to prosper while DAL pilots were furloughed, but I disagree that merging with ASA/CMR would have prevented it.