Originally Posted by shiznit

ALL of that is correct (as far as I know in my limited legal knoweldge, but I do have a friend who knows an attorney who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night).

The interesting part is that the Delta Pilots are the ONLY parties who are legally able to negotiate with Delta Air Lines. How that affects the ability of SkyWest Holdings, Trans States Holding, Pinnacle Holdings, etc.. to do business is not our problem.

The pilots under Trans States Holdings, SkyWest Holdings, Pinnacle Holdings can fight their management as to who operates their respective aircraft, but when it comes to Delta Air Lines they don't get to sit at across the table.

ONLY Delta Pilots negotiate scope with Delta Air Lines.

ONLY Pinnacle Pilots negotiate scope with Pinnacle Airlines.

Delta Pilots do not negotiate scope with Pinnacle Airlines.
Pinnacle Pilots do not negotiate scope with Delta Air Lines.

Put another way:
The Delta Pilots have an exclusive contract with Delta Air Lines to provide pilot labor.
The ASA PILOTS have an exclusive contract with ASA Corp. to provide pilot labor.
ASA Corp. has a contract with Delta Air Lines that allows ASA to conduct flying as "permitted" given the exceptions outlined in the Delta Air Lines Pilot Working Agreement.
The PILOTS of ASA do not have a contract, or any ability to contract with Delta Air Lines. The ASA Pilots cannot legally make an agreement with Delta Air Lines.


People tend to mix that up, just wanted to clarify. There isn't a conflict of interest because the pilots of a different carrier do not have the authority to sit at the table with a corporation that they do not have a labor agreement.