Originally Posted by
shadyops
The fact that DAL ALPA at the time would give more thought to what military pilots wanted than other ALPA pilots goes to show you how defunct that union is. Some of these sentiments still exist today. I am not trying to start infighting, but it should be noted.
I think it has more to do about protecting the quality and marketing of the type of pilots hired than it does with what military pilots wanted.
Both DALPA and DAL are very conscious of the DAL brand. Military pilots would flock to other airlines if they had to start at DAL flying a regional for low pay. I think they were more worried about losing the military pipeline than anything else.