Bafanguy: thank you for the factual response. There has always been that belief here that Delta refused to hire Eastern pilots. Not many of us understand the hiring process anywhere, although I've flown with an FO instructor who has conducted some interviews. And I was hired "here" in '85 (not long before our merger, 'jaa, dohhn't ya knoohhw'), and a number of the guys came onboard here after old Eastern's demise.
I appreciate you taking the question the way it was intended, which was not meant as criticism or a generalization . It was super of some of you D-guys to walk the line with them. I will withhold some other comments about our industry in the presence of so many young aviators here-which is difficult for me to do.