I know you are attempting to be coy with your ironic tone, but I'll humor you for a second anyway.

When the union members take a stance to hold the line on scope, we are told that the company must do what it needs to from a fleet planning standpoint to stay viable and remain profitable. Essentially DALPA endorses the use of bigger RJs under lower work rules and compensation as a route to make the company more profitable. We are told that we should look at this from an unemotional standpoint while realizing management cannot, and should not, make aircraft purchases to appease the pilot labor group. We have been drilled by DALPA to accept fleet planning/purchase are BUSINESS decisions plain and simple.

So maybe you can understand why I have a little problem when Sailing comes on here and talks down to us peons about how management is spending 2 billion to purchase B717s for us. It's a business decision, plains and simple, and the order in itself carries very little mileage for me when I look at this TA.

I could careless what aircraft they purchase going forward, as long as most of those aircraft are coming here and being flown by DAL pilots.