"All flying" is the opener. My guess is that the commuter scope exception will remain unchanged in the next contract. Eagle can keep the 25 70 seaters, and can procure another 22 if they want (by virtue of the arbitrators decision, although that is being appealed). But, that's it. No unlimited number of 76 seat 2-class replacement-liners that the company wants. No unlimited outsourcing. No give on scope. ZERO. That's a dead-certain strike issue and has universal support among APA pilots.

The 50 seater is a dead duck economically. That leaves Eagle in a tough spot in the mid-range future unless they can replace the money-pit 37-50 jets with something economical. If oil spikes again, that'll just hasten the demise. What should really happen is for Eagle to return to its roots and fly highly efficient modern turboprops in a true feeder operation, not the mainline replacement scheme that it's become.