Originally Posted by Schwanker

C2012 had nothing to do with it. The acquisition of mainline aircraft is the reason there are more BH at mainline. C2012 did not put aircraft at the mainline.

C2012 put more 76 seat aircraft at the regionals, breathing life into the regional model. The argument could be made absent this scope concession, we may have seen even greater orders at mainline to provide the lift.

Every contract cycle, management incrementally increases there ability to fly more 76 seat aircraft because we are so use to caving. That's all it is, another scope concession. Now they are back at the trough again, whether they need it or not.