Another thing to consider could be a possible compromise. I do understand Kirby's logic that the 175's are not being used as efficiently as they could. Without getting into the MOU and pulling out the real numbers, a compromise could look something like this:

The MOU limits the number of RJ's. Granted it's a big number. Too big in my opinion. But for this post lets say the limit is 200 jets at 76 seats. That equals 15,200 seats in the system. So if we allowed 81 seats, but keep the same number of total seats in the system as a limit, that would mean 15,200 seats divided by 81 seats equals about 187 jets. That's a reduction of around 13 RJ's allowed...

If we could trade the increased seats per RJ for a lower percentage of RJ's allowed, could that be acceptable? If the math is done on the actual numbers, I would be interested in what they would look like...