I'm aware of that, but I find it ironic that the program Delta had in place and decided to sell off is now being considered as a possible solution in the future.

Also ironic is how the one-time cash cow that was CAA was sold off because nobody wanted to pay $100,000 to be a regional pilot forever.

One more irony is that Delta would consider a second-year regional pilot with a 4-year degree would be a good answer to their future staffing problems when there are already about 15,000 pilots at ASA, CMR, SKW, RAH, XJet, PSA, Mesa, Mesaba, AirWisc, Compass, TSA, etc, etc, etc, that already meet those requirements.

This "news article" is dripping with so much irony it's ironic.