Originally Posted by scambo1

My perspective:

I thought the prop limit in the contract already is 76 seats. The new definition doesn't have seat limits.

Allowing geared turbofans enables newer gen aircraft at DCI, IOW it doesn't remove them...IOW not a tightening of scope, instead extending the outsourcing.

If geared turbofans were NOT permitted, that would be a tightening of scope and certainly contracts would be sunsetted in somebody's lifetime.