Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg

So, you want to keep planes that don't make money? Capping the 70/76 seaters means having to keep MORE of the 50 seaters, and those obviously don't make enough money in this environment. If Delta parks 150 50 seaters, will they just stop flying to all of those cities? No, the 102 70 seaters will take over and try to make money on those original 50 seater routes. The 76 seaters will fill in where the 70 seaters leave, and the 717s (88 of them BTW, a lot) will cover routes that we now see 76 seaters. It's the only way to improve the profits and lower the CASM during high oil. Tie the 717s up to the additional 76 seaters, and that means mainline growth, or NO additional 76 seaters. Then throw in a ratio that helps us and not DCI, and that is a win.

The only way to make a widebody order is to actually MAKE MONEY, and tons of 50 seaters flying around isn't helping. Those leases will not be cut unless they can trade up to larger. Parking 150 50 seaters can only help us.