Originally Posted by
Mesabah
No, it would be an SLI with massive fences, the regional FO's would be stapled, but the Captains would be slotted in with the mainline FO's. The court system doesn't differentiate between regional/mainline pilots, only other pilots do.
Mesabah,
Talk like that will ensure you are out on the street.
Unlike a "merger" where one airline acquires another, the transaction you contemplate is simply one airline deciding to do its own work.
There is nothing under the law that prevents a Company from deciding to do its own work.