You're somehow missing their point. Its a simple point. Delta agreed to scope in the 50seat RJs to a very small number (which was going to happen as it was announced before even TA1 those planes would go away) while increasing the allowed number of 70 and 76 seat aircraft, which is what Delta wants to replace the regional fleet with. So you dropped a large number of 50 seaters from the scope, but that was a plan (without a concrete number) already. You may be cheering economic eventuality is all theyre saying.

Personally i think letting more large RJs into the tent may eliminate mainline jobs, and while it may just be a bigger pie for everyone, i want every bit of that narrow body flying in house