Almost every regional has had something positive happen over the past year or so. Literally every other regional airline has added some sort of flying (including expressjet, though not a net gain). I think it's a matter of time until something good happens. I just can't see us going out of business just because our contract went up, everyone has finite contracts. But if we do, that's fine too, I for one wolnt be starting over again in the right seat at another regional.
One thing I've learned while observing this crazy industry over the years is that literally anything can happen. I mean, who would have ever thought Commutair would have pulled that rabbit out of their a** (good for those guys). I now have given up trying to predict what will happen and have surrendered myself to the fact that anything is possible.