I agree that the cat's out of the bag and probably won't go back in. But it is only in the last couple years that these planes are coming onto airlines' lists. This is not some old problem. Believe me, I wish AWAC would get a part of the CRJ-900 pie as long as others are going to have them anyway. But I also strongly regret that this level of scope was conceded at the major carriers years ago when they thought they had nothing to fear from the RJ... These "Replacement Jets" have done little good for the industry IMHO.

But of course, as long as they will be around I would love to sit in one and earn a fair salary for it. No 50-seat pay for 90 seat jets.

Oh, and Mesa's survival? I am fearful that JO will find a way to survive. And this $80,000,000 judgement will be stuck in appeal for years. The bad guy always wins it seems in today's corporate culture.