Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Okay I'll bite. There are two primary ways to get to the majors - military or regional. I don't want to turn this into a a civilian/military argument as we've beaten that to ad nauseum.
It isn't a military/civilian argument.
Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Just because a regional pilot got his wings at a regional doesn't mean he is an ardent supporter of the RJ. On the contrary, most realize that if you want true QOL and benefits, you must get to a major. Every RJ means one less major job. They get it.
How do you spell RJDC again?
I guess you've never been the recipient of a PID petition, nor had your union "brothers" refuse to sign a mutual support resolution (non union Skywest pilots did, however), or oppose the hiring of furloughed ALPA pilots unless they resigned their seniority.
Did all those guys "get it?"
Now a few on here want to make the problem worse by adding Compass to the NWA/DAL list. Sailingfun went through the litany of problems with that idea, so it's not necessary to rehash in detail, but answer his primary concern: What prevents whipsawing new mainline Delta pilots (former CPZ) against lower cost regional 76 feeder carriers?
For extra credit you can answer what happens to the flowdown expense/protection when those guys are added to our list, how it impacts the Ford-Cooksey settlement restrictions, and what the legal rights of the other wholly owned carriers would be. Then we can get warmed up with the consequences of your proposed "solution."
Scope is important. CPZ to mainline isn't the answer. It's a feelgood emotional response to scope.