With the flowthrough/back you are subject to losing your spot at a regional either way in theory(not mesaba yet because of the new agreement) so wouldnt gaining seniority at the major in the meantime be better? For the Compass guys at least if you are on the mainline ticket you are gaining long term seniority and in the event of furloughs at NWA your seats are subject to flowback anyway so at least this way you would be coming back to mainline instead of a regional. The biggest problem with the regionals it keeps ALL of us from getting on at the majors sooner to where we can start building seniority and longevity sooner. Look at the avg age of the Majors back in their hay day compared to now.