Originally Posted by newKnow

I think this is part of what is frustrating, This doesn't take a whole lot of imagination:

* Delta management want's more cheap flying 70 seaters.
* We want to fly 70 seaters.
* Somehow there is also a provision in the TA that provides for 35% of new hires to come from DCI carriers.

Why not let the company have the 70 seaters operated under whatever DCI carriers workrules and pay they want for 3 years, then have those pilots and planes come under the Delta banner/certificate for bidding by all Delta pilots afterwards?

Then you would probably have a slam dunk passage for the TA -- even with all the other sore spots.