All of these are good points. Obviously I want to keep sipping the gravy that the execs are feeding us about the future of this company. but, lets do the math...
-we're pulling Tprops out of the desert while other airlines are trying to put them in it
-we're getting Saabs that two other regionals chose/were forced to get rid of
-most of our routes are short routes (which is what mainline is trying to get rid off)
-most of our routes are half full, yet we are replacing them with larger aircraft
-these larger aircraft suck down just as much fuel as an RJ
-our existing fleet, and incoming fleet are both very old
-a lot of our routes are EAS (which is as dependable as Lindsey Lohan's drug rehab program)
-the rest are code share, and according to the rumors i've heard, United is starting to follow Delta with the "no Tprop mentality"

The only routes I can see justify using a 1900 (maybe a S340 on a few) are the FLL-Bahamas, FLL-EYW, and the Montana routes... We've all heard the rumors of the Houston and Dulles flying. If United isn't supporting the 340s in there to begin with, how does that help us...I really hope I'm wrong on a lot of these assumptions. Regardless I hope management has some secret plan up their sleeves that we dont know about..

-Also, one of our Saabs says "Uses 30% less fuel than a 70 seat jet" on the nacelle panel. I got a kick out of that...