Originally Posted by overqualified52

First off , the Comair situation is not in the same Universe as Endeavor and we aren’t “demanding” SLI . Comair was shut down in a retaliatory move by Delta MGT/Delta pilots at a time when Delta had multiple regionals, there was a surplus of pilots and the economy was in the tank . Delta then spread the Comair assets throughout all the other regionals .. we all know the regional model is a scam and always has been . I applauded the Comair folks for standing up for what was right. Unfortunately they stood up at a time when regionals had zero leverage and they paid the price . Fighting for what’s right isn’t always easy …Fast forward to Endeavor . The folks at Endeavor were just “Rowing” along minding our own business as you put it in your other post and then Covid hit . As a result of the early outs / retirements and then the resulting Tsunami of flying that returned after Covid , the industry ( especially the regionals ) have experienced the worst attrition and staffing in history. We didn’t “demand” anything . It came to us . Delta had to resort to the Flow, retention pay and 60 percent pay raises to keep Endeavor going . Both Endeavor Alpa and Delta Alpa sat down with Delta/Endeavor MGT and tried to explain to them that money wasn’t going to be enough and that the only solution long term was advanced seniority or absorption into mainline . Jason Ambrosi was the one leading the way on this , Not Lizzy and me . It’s not Lizzy and me “embarrassingly” demanding SLI. It’s the market and circumstances exposing the WO regional scam model for what it is : CRAP and a SHELL GAME and all Lizzy and myself are doing is recognizing the obvious that finally after 40 years the scam regional model is dying . Also in case you haven’t noticed Delta can’t even staff the the planes and flying that are on the mainline certificate. They are canceling hundreds and hundreds of flights due to “crew availability” and not many Delta pilots are picking up open time or GS flying without positive space. Same at Endeavor . There is no way they could bring a few hundred RJ 9’s over to mainline without the Endeavor pilots/employees. Ain’t gonna happen . There would be absolutely no pilots to fly those additional planes . Nobody knows what the final outcome will be but there is so much flying that has to be done that Delta can’t afford to lose any flying regarding Endeavor , especially if Republic stops Delta flying and Skywest can’t cover all the Delta flying that they try and agree to. Skywest is always canceling stuff.