Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
pssst, haven't you heard that NWA is now DAL?
So therefore you mean all DAL guys and their families also get priority on EX-NWA routes
His point was you're at a sub-contractor airline, It rolls down hill champ. One day when/if you make the move to mainline you will also get to enjoy the process. Chalk this up to reason number 572 not to stay at a regional
I believe the whole thread started about Comair, not the rest of the regionals. With that said, when Comair was bought by Delta, for pass benefit purposes, DAL and Comair were equal (S3 with 6 S2's a year). Now, with the merger, Comair is taken down a notch. Why was it not the other way around? Why did DAL not let Compass and Mesaba have S3 status and S2's? As far as someone saying that RJ's took away routes that were mainline, why did DAL not just go out and buy RJ's and fly them with their own pilots? Cost. It was cheaper to go out and get other carriers to do it. So, don't blame the regional carriers, blame your own wonderful Delta for those routes being given to regional carriers.
As for "making the move to mainline", I loved this wonderful line on the Compass website:
“Flow Up” to Mainline
"Compass Airlines has a flow through agreement with Delta and NWA.These mainline pilot opportunities must be offered to a qualifying Compass or Mesaba Airline Pilot before anyone else."
So much for Comair being considered an equal with the new DAL wholly owned regionals! No, we just get less and less, as Compass and Mesaba gain more and more.