I still havent heard any plans from any mainline union reps, or even just mainline line pilots who have an idea how they will get all the RJ flying back. Between UAL and CAL there are 10+ different carriers providing feed with over 600 RJ and prop airframes.

Even if Mainline Unions convinced mgmt to merge seniority lists it would take another decade before the integration of UAL + CAL + 10 other regionals who also perform flying for other mainline carriers. Never gonna happen.

Next, if Mainline labor says "We'll fly the 50seaters for half of what you pay SKYW/XJT/CHQ/TSA/Colgan/etc" there is still absolutely no F-in way the company can just waltz in and cancel all the feed contracts so that they can re-train hundreds(thousands?) of UAL/CAL pilots to fly the RJs and props flown at Express carriers.

Lastly, Mainline labor somehow gets management to agree to never sign another CPA or outsource another plane to be flown by a pilot not on the UAL/CAL seniority list... how long will that take before all regional feed contracts expire? A decade? All while DAL continues to outsource everything they can and take market share behind the exiting UAL/CAL regional carriers.

Believe me, I would be sooo happy to see all flying go back to mainline. I just honestly dont know HOW that can be done? When someone comes up with a plan that is more than just rhetoric please page me.