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It forces more pilots to come up through an ALPA affiliated regional airline rather than from the military or other sources. I guess that's the goal.
Problem is, as ALPA continues the upward creep in the number and allowable size of "regional" jets, this arrangement is pretty much nothing but a thinly disguised B-scale.
You're at an Alpa carrier. You should want Alpa pilots to be hired at delta. What is your problem with the pinnacle guys? We already fly delta passengers. I would think that you would want us before off the street guys.