With all due respect, I think this deal is a strategic move to outsource and continue to erode the Delta Pilot's future growth and earnings.

GOL pilots are highly underpaid and overworked, thus creating a great benefit to outsource flying to them.

As a business owner and CEO, this would make sense and would be great for a Virtual Money Making Airline/business. And ACL is correct. This would benefit us against AMR. Also it would hedge us/DAL against our looming pilot shortage. Just hand over flying as need be.

As a US based pilot, this is the biggest threat to our livelihood and advancement.

Money will dissolve the so called "rules/regulations" of other carriers flying on our turf. I have a feeling the US airline industry is going to be much eroded like the US maritime industry.

TEN