rickair7777

Yup. An arbitrator would recognize that DL pilots were in a much better place to start with, but he/she would not recognize the inherent industry arpatheid that separates regional scum from the deity-like legacy pilots. By our industry norms and expectations, the regional pilots would get a windfall... ESPECIALLY from the perspective of Delta pilots who worked their way up the ladder, got hired OTS, and now end up junior to someone who had both less seniority and less initiative back at the regional.

An airline *could* simply do it regardless of what their pilots prefer, but there are several reasons they would not want to go there...

1. Operational blowback from the OG pilots.
2. They would much rather hire the people they want, and grow them to be the CA's they want, as opposed to mixing in outsiders in a divisive manner. Especially in light of aforementioned industry attitudes... They don't want to displace CA James "Tequila" Sunrise (Academy and Weapons School grad) in favor Ricky "Bubba" Braxton Davis (GED and Truckmasters grad).

DAL is probably the least likely to SLI a regional, since they have fewer retirements, and are in the top one or two preferred destination airlines for pilots anyway.

With other legacies, if you got into a regional merger situation that was not ALPA v. ALPA, then it might play out differently. I'm 99% sure that the MB act does not require the JCBA before SLI, that's actually an ALPA thing.

Round Luggage

You posted the link again that doesn’t say what you think it says.

snuffleupagus69

When are you all going to stop playing with this student council of a union? You consistently lose pay, career progression, quality of life etc to ALPA carriers. Many of the mainline partners you fy for are ALPA carriers. is the 300% pay and emails from old Chip bragging that you are a "family airline" too good to leave?

You do not have to sit at the kiddie tale forever. come on over....The water is warm!

snuffleupagus69

When are you all going to stop playing with this student council of a union? You consistently lose pay, career progression, quality of life etc to ALPA carriers. Many of the mainline partners you fly for are ALPA carriers. is the 300% pay and emails from old Chip bragging that you are a "family airline" too good to leave?

You do not have to sit at the kiddie table forever. come on over....The water is warm!

R0GER BALL

There’s a demographic that controls this whole thing. You know that.

So stop rubbing it in our faces.

Flyweight

That is good to see a pro Oo guy express that. That sentiment doesn’t get said enough. I completely lost confidence in the company, chiefs, and their puppets shortly after new hire. All that family stuff was bunk from the old days.

Most of the crews in base were good folks though.

snuffleupagus69

Hey it is your choice to work there
Your choice every month to give up opportunity and advancement to other carriers.

Demographic is not that strong sir!!!

Blackwing

You are actually 100% wrong. Delta will meter you if you leave any DCI carrier for a ULCC, same as if you hadn’t left, as DCI management views that as an attempt to make an end run around their metering policy.

rjbusdriver

And yet if you leave for AA/UAL and then go to Delta why won’t meter you even though it’s exactly you running around their policy

Excargodog

The fact that you do not understand the implications does not make it non factual. One can lead a horse to water but one cannot make it drink. That goes double for horses’ asses apparently.