I agree.

Get all flying to mainline and take perhaps the top 50% of the Eagle pilots. The rest can be offered preferential interviews once the furloughees are back. That way 100-seaters can be flown by mainline where they should be and the furloughees and a substantial percentage of Eagle pilots can benefit.

The bottom half of the eagle pilots would surely understand that sacrificing their low-wage RJ F/O positions for an chance at interview for a decent job sometime in the future is the BEST for this profession. Most are young and can afford this, while those older and more senior cannot.

All in all it's the best possible scenario.