Pardon me if I don't take your guidance as I don't work for or care what your opinion is of my input. In all appearances you are suffering from the stress of your failed integration with Expressjet. While you don't want to admit it you are well aware of the consequences that are headed your way.

I am very familiar with the cost+ contracts...Why did the XJT MEC just refer to FFD instead of cost+? Why did the UA MEC invite FFD carriers versus COST+? It is because FFD is an acceptable substitution term. Your company is not receiving incentives not because mainline cancels your flights, but because you have schedules built with no FAR117 flexibility, poor maintenance reliability and crews scattered from hub to hub with no reserves for irregular operations. Those are issues with your company making promises to operate X number of flights but being unable to comply.

Do you make your wife call you "captain"? I suspect all of your mail is addressed to "captain" also. I have known plenty of guys like you over the years. The pilots that define themselves by their job are usually the most miserable people to fly with. I have seen it from every seat over the years, captain.....