Old 12-04-2012 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
Actually, there was quite a different relationship between 9E/XJ/CZ with NWA, than DAL had with its regionals. NWA pilots were given jobs at the regionals if they wanted them. The check airman that trained me on the CRJ was a NWA furlough. We had flow backs at XJ, and Compass could have been flushed completely had NWA furloughed. I can tell you that Delta has been a very different animal to deal with since the merger between DAL/NWA. We had a much stronger relationship with mainline pilots than we do now.
Actually its about the same. Pinnacle grew like a weed while mainline furloughed.

Same thing happened with ASA and DL.

Both airlines gave preferential slots for furloughs.

Now the regionals are shrinking and mainline is (about to be) growing. The two situations are completely different.
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