Haha yeah OK.

We own the pilot part of the code that our airline does. I'm still not sure why you're popping chaff on this. You admitted we get a vote. We also get a vote on pay tables and work rules and moving expenses and per diem. Our PWA controls DAL's use of our code WRT who flies it. What part about that is so hard for you to wrap your mind around? And more importantly, what are you really trying to say? Do you maybe think that DL management can hire your regional to fly 757's for Delta? 78 seat "RJ's"? One more 50 seat RJ than is currently allowed to fly DL code IAW the DALPA PWA? Actually I think we currently choose to allow unlimited 37 seat props, so perhaps you can get in on that, I don't know.

As far as your curiously random ALPA worship comment goes, SWAPA has stronger negotiated scope than we do, and APA is pretty similar. In each case though, each group owns its code.

You want to fly our code? Get a seniority number on our list and you can...or...work for an airline who is allowed to fly a permitted portion of our code by our PWA and hope that you can hold on to that. I really don't know what else to tell you beyond that.

Stay thirsty.