Last parting shot, cannot resist.

Taking 600 RJs down to 450 but with the seat miles of 550, is not a win. Its a slight of hand.

Especially if the network plan going forward only requires 125 50-seaters but demands many more 76-seaters, like say 70 now and maybe more in 2016? All we're doing is facilitating the plan at our expense.

And this is especially not a win if by the time the shinny newish 717 carrots and the really new 739s get here they've been slated to be pure replacement jets.

But do not get me wrong, if network needs or wants large regional jets, by all means have as many as you want and order them as fast as they can be delivered. I just won't vote for a contract that gives up scope to do that.