Originally Posted by acl65pilot

They could also trade a three or more 50's for C-Series, but as Slow says that does not solve the DCI CPA problem. There are way to fix that too.

One would be to have DAL pilots fly the C-series on a certificate owned by the DCI carrier. They get the benefits of the agreement and DAL pays the pilot costs directly. Kind of like Song though it was wholly owned. Many DCI carriers would probably be willing to amend their CPA's to have that new long term agreement. It effectively is a dry rate pro ratta thing.

It ain't going to happen, but solutions are out there.