Good point.

My posts on allowing more 70/76 RJ’s only if flown by mainline pilots should include scope restrictions on these aircraft replacing Airbus/737 flying, hub to hub and large market to hub flying. If Kirby truly wants to do what he says, flying RJ’s into smaller markets to feed our hubs that can’t support 100 seat or 100 plus seat flying, he should have no problem with these types of protections or no deal. I believe the Scope choke worked and we have management in a box. They want to grow 70/76 seat flying and grow domestically significantly in the next three years. Only one way to do it and that’s to cut a deal with the pilots. Our MEC is no pushover and neither are the majority of our pilot group when it comes to scope.

Kirby is smart enough to know if he picks a scope battle with the pilots he will lose. Remember to guys like Kirby it’s all about ego. He wants to be a success and show AA they shouldn’t have axed him. The only way to do that is to cut a deal with the pilots or we both lose.