"You do know that with a flow through, there is also a flow back, and who knows, most likely Compass/Mesaba/Comair will be merged together."
HA, thats a good one. Do you really think the new Delta is dumb enough to bring the pimple on their butt to the new airline. Why would they merge those three when they could have done the same with ASA and Comair years ago. I ll tell ya, they want to keep their options open and whipsaw. Also, the Delta pilots, do you honestly think that they would want a Comair guy to flow up into Delta, not a chance. Most Delta guys don't want NWA guys at their airline. Plus, the new pilot group would have to ratify a flow through/down. And I don't see that happening though. The guy is right, if you want to take a chance and go to Compass or Mesaba, I would choose Mesaba over Compass, it is well worth the risk. A quick upgrade 2 yrs or less, and if you get pushed out on the street at least you have some PIC. CRJ SIC time is not worth the ink in the logbook.