Originally Posted by UGBSM

I'll fly with whoever Delta hires. Its not the quality of the pilot that concerns me. That is not a big issue at our company. It's the idea of mergers, SLI's, shortcuts, and lawsuits that raise concern.

I'm not a big fan of mergers of any kind, so I'd rather Delta hire pilots in the same way I was hired. That is, compete with every qualified applicant in the market (including those from the military, which you are pretty much leaving out) and hire the best pilot.