Originally Posted by JungleBus

Fascinating response. In regard to the bolded above, would you mind telling me why? What's so special about the names on the Delta Air Lines seniority list that you care so deeply about their needs and opinions, and not mine?

They fly Delta passengers. So do I.
They fly an airplane that says Delta on the side. So do I.
They fly across the breadth of the Delta domestic system. So do I.
They are experienced, conscientious pilots. So am I.
They care about the future of Delta Air Lines. So do I.
They want mainline to grow. So do I.
What's in this TA will deeply affect their careers. Mine too.

I've mentioned it before, that I'm senior on the CPS list and have flow rights at Delta, will be there soon after they start hiring, and therefore have a vested interest in the next contract. But I'm fairly certain that doesn't particularly matter to you. The thing is, I'm not completely convinced that the simple matter of my presence on the seniority list would suddenly make you care about what I think or how this contract will affect me, despite your protestations above. If a pilot doesn't care how their contract affects their industry, their profession, the pilots who fly their passengers, or the future pilots of Delta - why would they suddenly care about what, say, a junior DC9B on reserve thinks simply because they wear a double-breasted blazer? I call mulligans.

On the other hand, maybe I'm overreacting and you don't particularly care about whether I'm DCI or Delta, just didn't like my response to your ridiculous assertion that giving away 76 seaters is setting us up to recapture them, and chose my place of employment as an alternate means to avoid the issue.