Been doing a little studying, and from what I can see the Mesaba flow will be done when they are no longer an affiliate of Delta. The Mesaba flow is LOA 2008-01 which can be cancelled when they are no longer an affiliate which they will not be once they are sold to Pinnacle. They will then just be subject to 2006-10 like Pinnacle and all the other DCI carriers for preferential hiring but no flow-thru. The Compass flow is 2006-14. So they can stop the Mesaba flow but not the Compass flow LOA or the DCI carrier preferential hiring LOA without lowering the number of 71-76 seat jets to 85.

Unless DALPA gives up that exception, the Compass flow and DCI preferential hiring LOA should remain intact after they are sold. The only grey area I see is the conflict between the LOA stating that the flow can be terminated for newhires without affecting the cap while the JCBA states that if the flow ceases to be available at the affiliate or another carrier then the cap goes to 85. Nothing is said in the JCBA that applies to the flow being stopped for newhires. I guess a high paid lawyer will be able to read between the lines and tell us what the deal is as far as newhires being subject to the flow or not.

I think we need to all call our reps and tell them what we want in return for giving up the exception in the JCBA because I'm sure the company will shortly be asking to delete that little nugget. That flow-down is a great protection against furloughs even if it does mean flowing down to Trans States in the future. We better not give it up.