Re-sourcing jobs to mainline= good news for long term career progression for all involved. Hopefully the DCI fleet will be downsized again in 2015. The additional jobs created at mainline DAL combined with upcoming retirements will provide a place for those furloughed to go. Once you get here you will never look back. Not being elitest, snobbish or smug, simply realistic. The regionals were never intended to be a career stop but a stepping stone. The last 10 years this was skewed and got out of proportion. Our TA at mainline has begun to swing the pendulum in the right direction. Hopefully you'll get in at the beginning of the hiring wave. For those of you in the right seat and looking for someplace to go.....do NOT start over at another Regional. Go expat now while the getting is good. Go to India, China or Africa and fly anything from the left seat that will get you turbine pic ASAP. Do it NOW and you'll be back here at a major within 12-18 mos. Your LONG term career aspects gave just improved dramatically, even though things look dire now.

Best of luck to all. You will all survive this and emerge stronger as a result.