Originally Posted by
jethikoki
Again that is not the point. It does not matter what another mainline interview process is. It is what is in each mainlines contract along with ALPA's merger fragmentation policy. I would be willing to bet that if a mainline buys a regional and even if the regional had rock solid contract protections in its language, when or if it becomes apparent that anything would be or look detrimental in any way to mainline pilots, sudden miraculous changes would occur. You just cannot allow any benefit in any way to regional pilots except that all regional pilots should just be thankful they still have a job.
The bolded is just not an accurate statement....... I believe most mainline pilots want to see the careers of our regional brothers improved. I think the primary reason for the resistance to a straight flow is that most major airlines have process in place that seems to identify individuals that will be a good fit into their current workforce. By arbitrarily allowing any pilot that is currently flying for said carriers regional to flow bypasses this process. This does not mean that an RJ pilot is not qualified but rather they might not be a good fit.