80,

I've tried to be a fly on the wall on this whole discussion, but I feel like I have to chime in here. I agree with you on the principle the Delta pilots were not involved with the formulation of this tentative agreement seeing as it directly involves both pilot groups.

That being said, as someone who has worked at both Colgan and Delta, I think you may be being somewhat harsh with your characterizion of the 9E pilot group. As far as I understand, even with a flow through agreement in place, pinnacle pilots would still have to go through the formal interview process. If I am wrong in this someone please chime in.

Colgan had some dam good pilots, pilots who have gone above and beyond to get the job done safely when "the company" made that objective difficult at times. Just as Colgan/Pinnacle has had their black sheeps, so has Delta, neither group is immune to that 10% of guys who have put a little too much crazy in their Cheerios.

Personally, I have no idea how the 9E pilots should vote. These decisions are always much easier and simple as an outsider. Pilots are, and have always been, are own worst enemies. Pilot groups love nothing more than to damnify another group for the contractual hardships they have encountered, but make no mistakes, labor is 2% of the issue and corrupt, inept, dim-witted airline management is the remainder.

We would extremely fortunate and lucky to have some of the pilots I have flown with at Colgan here at Delta. Whatever happens best of luck to the 9e guys.