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.
Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Yes, most of the furloughs had no interest in going back to the regionals. However, my post relates to Johnso29's comments about how mainline pilots can't control what happens at the regionals, but based on history, especially at NWA, that is not true.
Apples to oranges. NWA pilots never controlled which airplanes went to non wholly owned regional carriers. They didn't control the block hour rates, or duration of CPA's. They didn't control when planes were parked, or the lease rates on them.
Pinnacle's BK was not caused by Delta pilots. Pinnacle filed for BK before Delta pilots current contract was even a proposed TA. Comair's announced fleet reduction was before 9E's BK.