I don't understand Parker's rationale for even more RJ's. It's a virtual certainty that he won't be able to field even half that amount in a few years due to the ever increasing new-hire regional pilot shortage. Both DAL and UAL are moving in the opposite direction to boot.

I wonder if this is simply a deliberately inserted red herring designed to be subsequently removed on demand to make the rest of the package gleam and make it to the pilots ?

Only Jerry knows the answer to that right now.