I want to add a few points to this discussion.

Let’s not forget that technically Delta is required to fill 35% of new hires with DCI ALPA carriers and right now Endeavor is the only one that fits the bill on that.

DGI

I think the DGI will stay and still be used in conjunction with this flow, at least for however long this flow lasts. It will keep the time way down and will also help keep that minimum number of ALPA pilots required plus it can be modified to anything Delta/Endeavor wants it to be. It may not be the 180/year number it is now but like I say, it would make sense to continue the DGI even if it only sends 5-10 pilots a month.

Flow

I hate to say this, but honestly, Delta is just using you guys to get these 35 airplanes flying for the Summer. They aren’t stupid and know they stand a good chance at losing arbitration, but there may be a small chance they win. Even if they lose, they still will get to use these 35 airplanes for the busiest travel months this summer while we are extremely short staffed at mainline because management decided to play hard ball with the pilots instead of keeping the operation staffed. In their eyes, they are winning and get what they want in either scenario. Then if they lose arbitration, the flow becomes invalid and back to the old way of just the DGI and I really don't think there is a chance of a flow happening after that.