So Kirby thinks scope relief is a zero cost item because the pilots will recognize the need for cost effective feed...
Even going as far as to verify that RJ's were misused by his predecessors and that the pilots were right when complaining about routes such as EWR-ATL being flown by RJ's....

He is right about it being zero cost because the pilots can't take a chance on negotiating regardless of his reassurances. Contracts last their duration while managers come and go...Next week/month/year the names will change and instead of Kirby/Munoz it could feel a lot like Tilton/Smisek/Lorenzo...

If they want smaller jets, buy them and place a UAL pilot making UAL wages in the cockpit....