Originally Posted by
Tinpusher007
...many current captains will be displaced to F/O, making 200 and 900 captain postions very senior as they already are. Most guys in those seats have indicated that they are not interested in the flow-through.
Yes and no. There was a call by a number of pilots to ALPA shortly after the merger to restart the flow line from the top of the list again. Evidently, some of the guys who have opted out the flow regretted it after the details of the new NWA/DAL pilot contract were made available. It's just a better contract now with higher pay rates. To my knowledge, this issue hasn't come up as a real discussion yet because we haven't been in a flow situation since the merger. As far as I know, ALPA heard the argument, but didn't put any time and resources into it because it simply doesn't matter right now. But, when it becomes relevant again, I would bet you'll not only see a discussion of restarting the flow from the top, but also an increase in the number of pilots taking the flow.