It seems to me that the pilots could effectively put up a road block and stop this thing from happening. Why would anyone want this to happen anyway? Where are the benefits in this for the average pilot at DAL or NWA? It seems like a lot of complexity and uncertainty to take on given the less than stellar results that have been realized in past airline mergers. AMR is living proof that being the biggest isn't necessarily a formula for success. CAL does much better and it's smaller. Being huge can create more problems than it solves. Combining fleets, cultures, facilities, branding, regional networks, employees, procedures etc. on this scale will be a monumental task. Ask yourselves, will you really be better off?