Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
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.
That's partly true and false at the same time. Do they really care about the brand that is flying 76 seaters and below? I would say that is DAL brand that they don't really care about.