CPZ pilot here. My feelings about this issue are very much in line with those of my brethren. I would like to stay a part of DALPA (if DALPA needs us to take care of ourselves, why not a separate LEC?). I would gladly accept a DAL seniority number, even if it meant a furlough. I also think that the flow-through should stay in place, even if the first two don't happen.

My question is this: if DAL decides to dump the Shuttle America E175s (or transfer them to CPZ, whatever), wouldn't this be a perfect time for DALPA to make a play to get the EMB 170/190 type scoped in at DAL, ala Air Canada? I guess seeing all those EMB products in mainline paint up in the great north has make me see the light.

Thoughts?