Everything that says "Delta" on it, and paid for by Delta, should be accessible for me to book the JS. I'm not expert enough in all the DCI contracts, who owns what jets, and relationships to have a perfectly valid opinion on this one, but believe my general statement above is valid. I would of course expect that everything I fly for Pinnacle under contract to them, Pinnacle pilots would get priority over me--the exact same relationship for all involved. And I wouldn't prioritize non-rev seats in back to Delta perhaps... only one single seat, the JS, to allow commuters to make full use of the "Delta System", and again, not with priority above DCI pilots, just allow me to compete for booking it and not getting bumped if I do.

Phuz, I'm a huge fan of the RJ pilots I've met, one and all. Swapped out of the JS to the last non-rev seat last month to get a Pinnacle guy on board, somehow my priority got me the seat and his wouldn't--on the ball gate agent there. Gave up a JS on Delta 5 weeks ago for a Skywest guy getting to work, as I had a BU on SWA that I knew was open and OK for my timing but not for his. And yes, I'd like every pilot flying a plane with "Delta Connection" on it to be on one list, somehow. Not a fan of totally seniority based systems at all, but a big fan of putting myself in the other guy's shoes and then doing the right thing... it's amazing how quickly karma tends to repay you. If nothing else, I made a friend.