Originally Posted by
Bill Lumberg
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70 extra 76 seaters are giving us $420 million per year? After parking 150 50 seaters? Really? And how is mainline getting 717s outsourcing? We would be flying those. Parking 150 50 seaters mean 80 less total RJs after adding 70 76 seaters. Less overall is better.
That's not what I said. This is: "Cost of this contract is $420 million. This was vehemently challenged by several in the group, citing the Detroit rep's widely known assertion that this is a cost-neutral contract. Tim stated that the cost-neutral statement was mostly for Wall St., and that a cost neutral claim would have to
include the added revenue from both the CRJ900s and the 717s. There would be no other way to get to that number."