Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Seems that you skipped over a lot of good points that Navy made...

1. Regional airlines are becoming much more expensive to operate because of much higher pilot salaries due to shortage of pilots, which will only get worse. It's a stretch to even suggest they can staff all the RJs currently under contract.

2. Our slots are maxed out.

3. Our other hubs are heavily gate restricted, and getting worse.

4. If you thought JB was having operational problems before this TA, there would be a literal nuclear detonation if JB tried to outsource the A220 to a regional during negotiations for TA2. Even our management wouldn't be that stupid.

5. Delta has 75 A220s and 50 options on order, so your last statement is incorrect.

6. This scope doesn't keep all flying in-house either. It has virtually unlimited domestic and international codesharing. You have us confused with Southwest.