I am 8 months removed from 9E, and my info comes from another ex Airlinker, so correct me if I am wrong.

It's my understanding that the're merging the flight ops and inflight departments to cut back on managers and clerical staff. All of the managers would have to reapply for a Manager or Assistant Manager position in each domicile. So its possible that pilots would end up with an inflight person as their base manager.

It doesn't sound like this is going to be alot of fun.