Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The total number of allowed 76 seat jets was reduced in contract 2012.
Technically, yes, but not universally. As it was, we were frozen at 153, with no way to increase without trading in an equal number of 70-seaters AND increasing mainline airframes above a certain number. Now, Delta can add 76-seaters simply by buying 717's (which they arguably might have done anyway) without having to trade in 70-seaters.
That said, there was a way to get to 255 76-seaters under the old contract, and now Delta is limited to a maximum of 223.