If they do sell the q's Pinnacle will not be around past 2017 IMO. They would be giving up their ability to branch out on their own and they would once again be a dci only carrier. The only other thing I could see happening after this is delta purchasing pncl certificate in bk and start parking 50 seat aircraft. Then the possibility would present itself to merge pncl and comairs lists and create a gateway to delta in the future to cover the 800 plus pilots per year that they will lose in 4 or 5 years.