A very good question. Each of those council's pilots can decide for themselves whether their reps meet expectations, so I can only offer my own opinion in general terms.

The people I have the greatest respect for are people who place the interests of the Delta pilots first, and act accordingly. You're probably a better than average observer of these guys, and maybe we agree there are tools and great guys in any sort of faction? Ultimately, I assign the greatest value on effective actions, and the least respect for people who act for a political faction first and foremost.

At the very bottom of the rung, if you have to compare two factions, you hope the one that least f*c**d up prevails, but I also think you weed these guys out as fast as you can, if you can find an independent replacement.

The problem seems to be that our MEC is coalescing more around pre-merger lines than anything else. We took a chance on a N pilot in NYC, and I hope he can show signs of independence, and break the mold rather than to run home. We'll have to see.