Originally Posted by CGfalconHerc

I don't know what senior guys thought. DL had already bought CMR and RJ's were already flying when I got hired in 99.

I can only say that none of my fellow 1310 DL furloughees thought they were too good to fly small RJ's painted in DL colors flying DL passengers. The CMR MEC refused to let us sit in the right seat unless we resigned our DL seniority number and DL agreed to drop all scope limitations and merge the airlines with DOH SLI. The RJDC sued to keep DL furloughees on the street longer while CMR hired 60/month. CMR captains refused the jumpseat and MEL'd the last open passenger seat if a DL commuter tried to non-rev to work. That's what I remember.

I've decided to move on and try to help pilots get to mainline, regardless of history, because that is what I wished the CMR pilots had done. Hopefully, those same pilots will let go of their "mainline pilots sold scope for cash" and "thought they were too good to fly small airplanes" narrative before they come to interview...you never know what the interviewer's personal history is.