More "large RJ's" at the cut throat regionals should be an automatic NO DEAL.

The dumbest thing we could do with the bottom end of scope would be to allow even more of those DC-9-10 replacement jets to the bottom feeding cut throats while attempting to operate the exact same type with one more plug in it at the mainline. DUMB BEYOND BELIEF.

We have rates for not only the 100ish seat versions of these so called "RJ's" but the ones below them currently operated at the regionals. Even the 100 seat rates in our contract pale in comparison to JetBlue's profitable E190 that seats 100 with no first class. In our config it would probably be a 90 or so seater

It would be building our foundation on quicksand to allow even more DC-9-10 jets to be outsourced to the lowball cut throat bottom feeders. Let the regionals choke on their 76s and 70s with the manning they have (LOL!!!!!! good luck with that!) and any of that lift they can't do can be transferred to the mainline in whatever kind of plane they want. 950 seat all coach A380s to CRJ700 64 seat-ers, its their call and not our problem.

We do need much higher (JB plus a substantial premium) 100 seat rate for the "even larger RJ's" at mainline. Current 717 pay (including future raises) seems sufficient.

As for 9 6 4 4 when I look at that I have no reaction other than curiosity. Those numbers are irrelevant without the rest of it. I can think of TA's where 9 6 4 4 would be an absolute YES and TA's where it would be HECK NO. I hope the pilot group and NC doesn't get section 3 myopia because that's when management is best at moving the ball around the cups and hustling us like big city tourists.