Originally Posted by acl65pilot

If you look at DAL's own layering of these new DCI CPA's you will notice that they too admit that these jets have a quickly approaching expiration date. With Jets like the C-series on the way in the next three to five years, DAL in a way has show its hand. They know where the market is going. They have not said who will fly it, that is up to us, but they have told you what seat segment will be doing the Lion's Share of it. After the Pinnacle purchase of Mesaba, which had a 10 year agreement, everything else has been six year tops. Now within ever DCI CPA, there is a thinning of the fleets as well. Literally in the next ten year these current generation RJ's will be toast.
Applying a Sunset clause to what DAL has already admitted, though the layering of these CPA's, is a lot easier. If there is a fight from them, it is not because of these jets, it is because there is somewhere in the back offices of these RJ manufacturers a plan to hang a gtf on a 76 seat jet if scope holds. Simply put demanding a sunset provision is good insurance, and makes DAL sign on the dotted line on what they have been saying all for quite some time about RJ's.
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If DAL cannot get the 717's en mass this will be our baby, and I expect a gigantic discount on it.