The reality is that DCI pilots are already Delta pilots, they are just not on our list. They fly Delta aircraft, Delta passengers, and generate Delta revenue.
Tsquare and Alfa are right. Outsourcing will continue as long as there are financial benefits to it. As long as we carry a heavy debt load, the company will look for ways to off load capex. What might make outsourcing unprofitable would be attaching liability to the code, not the certificate.
Alfa is right because only through unity and strength of numbers will we gain enough clout to affect the decisions that determine our futures.