In anticipation of a possible future shortage at the regional level. Many endeavor pilots could leave to any number of majors, not only delta and endeavor could also struggle to hire from a shrinking pool coupled with the fact that regional pay is low across the board. Beyond getting people on property to these regionals, how do you keep them there?
Delta, and other majors could possibly benefit from a stable feed with many applicants and direct entry point to the respective major- this could minimize how many endeavor pilots, for example, go anywhere else but delta.