The Comair and ASA pilots were offered a deal that would have made them very comfortable. JC took it upon himself to decline the offer made by Delta management and Dalpa and it never saw the light of day. Dalpa took the steps to pitch the offer to Delta management after the purchase and it was accepted by management. JC at Comair killed the deal. \

It would have given each ASA and Comair pilot a seniority number at Delta running concurrently to Delta new hires when they checked out as a RJ Captain after a administrative interview to make sure they met all Delta basic requirements. (no criminal record, DUI's ect.). They would then have to fly 3 years as a RJ Captain. At that point they would then transfer to the mainline with the seniority number acquired 3 years earlier. JC turned it down as a insult since he would go behind existing FE's at Delta. The rest is as they say history!