Interesting lines being drawn on the APA scope debate.

According to management's posting, American is basically looking for Delta scope. Expansion into the use of 76 seat RJ's and deleting specific references to American Eagle, so they can start the bidding (a'la Delta Connection).

APA responds with a proposal that American Airlines pilots perform all American flying with the provision for an eventual merger of Eagle.

American's management is basically arguing the same position as D-ALPA. That bringing flying to mainline would drive up costs unacceptably (or as as ALPA says it, would drive the mainline pay down unacceptably).

For all of us, it is interesting to watch it unfold. As a Delta pilot, I'm pulling for the APA.