Originally Posted by ShyGuy

Here's a thought: Management uses this and dangles it as a carrot in front of the group for a 5% paycut. It's happened before at other regional airlines, and can happen here. Consider that almost half the original 9E group is the Gulfstream pay-to-play types, and it isn't too far a stretch to imagine the possibility. Also, senior lifers who have no where to go would rather fly a 70 seater for more pay as opposed to 50 seaters that are headed for the desert.