That was a holdover from the scope sale that created Compass at NWA. A flowthrough was negotiated to at least cushion the blow if the company furloughed as they were getting the new large RJ's. This was kept in the JCBA and the TA because there is some value to it. It basically turns outsourced RJ's into another category/cost to consider in a furlough. It won't stop them from doing it, but it will make it much more expensive to do so.

That cost is why you don't see any such deal along with the 70 additional 76 seaters. There's language that they have to be parked, but they will never, ever, ever be parked. Ever. Guaranteed. The company will squeal "oh no, we just signed trillion dollar iron clad leases into infinity, we will liquidate if we dump leases!" just like they do now WRT the 50's they want us to buy them out from under for them.