Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
Technically correct but the bottom line is that there are more total large RJ's. That's the threat/problem which cannot be ignored regardless of semantics and shell games.
Large RJ's can do flying currently performed by Delta mainline due to their economics. But you already knew that from the hundreds of times this fact has been pointed out.
Why do you continually refuse to see that the number of 76 seaters without the TA can.. and probably will be.. higher than with the TA? While it is true that the 70s would disappear under current contract, the number of 50s does not have to shrink by one... single... airframe. Are you really willing to wait until 2024 for those leases to go away? Really?
It's YOUR captain seat that you are delaying with this line of reasoning...