I think that the ultimate plan is another merger for Delta. RA wants labor peace before he initiates this move. If we don't have a contract done the pilots will do everything possible to slow down a merger. One only has to compare our merger vs. US/AMwest or UAL/CAL to see the value that we gave Delta.

Back to the original post. If this TA gets shot down my belief is that the company will quickly come back with another offer. Why? Because the next merger will not be smooth unless we're on board as happy campers

The worst case scenario for us if we shoot down this TA is that the 717's do not come and the company somehow would end up with 255 76 seat RJ's. I can live with the worst case results if the TA gets shot down.

If one believes a merger is around the corner, good chance the company will come back to the table in a hurry. Just my .02