Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Also FWIW, I am only making a point in reference to DAL's last hiring cycle. We started hiring when we started a shift to international flying.

As for if DAL would be bigger? Yes, because those jets (76 seat jets ) would be here. I do not think that a 50 seat jet has the economics for the regionals much less the majors, but that is not our issues. DAL pays certain individuals tens of millions of dollars a year to put the right aircraft on a route. I am sure that if we had all of the flying here at DAL done by DALPA pilots they would find a way to make it work. Our current Scope just makes their job easier.
Find the lowest bidder and award the flying. It keeps everyone including DALPA off balance and fighting for the avail flying. That is not unionism as I understand it.

These large RJ's are bigger than a DC-9 and have three times the capability. There is no reason they should be at a B scale wage at the regional level. Plus, I want those CUN overnights that CPS does