Well my fellow 9E pilot is a little blunt, but not too far off the idea of the OVERALL picture. Colgan is a great group that has been started and profitable at the nitch market. PNCL bought them for their ability to be in a nitch market. The Q400's are a step in the bigger direction, but nonetheless the company is trying to fill a nitch with them. I personally hope Colgan goes ALPA- why? whipsaw goes away WITHIN the company! Now, what about the fact that its 2 pilot groups/both ALPA, under one "holding company". Well their is BigSky/Mesaba with MAIR (lets steer clear of the BS that played out with mesaba) that has 2 groups under one common goal. New pilots can apply to PNCL or Colgan, both are under one group of management heads (or tails..hehe) but serve their own markets for the overall health of the company. Does it bother me that the hard work of 9E pilots is being passed over to Colgan?- Kinda, but a good contract would show alot towards the pilot group, and Colgan going ALPA would show alot of 'thanks' to the PNCL guys. This situation pops in my head like parents brining home a second kid (Colgan). The current child (PNCL) was accustomed to being the one and only and doesnt wanna share the toys. But both learn to get along by watching each other's back and going through life respectfully doing their different activities.