It wasn't in JB's plan, and they did give it to JBALPA without a fight. No one has suggested the pilots were wrong to fight for no RJs, but as it turns out, no fight was needed. As for legacies, RJs WERE in the corporate plan and business model, and those pilots gave scope up voluntarily in some cases, and in bankruptcy in other cases. And yes, they are trying hard to claw that back.

But one thing has nothing to do with the other, and NO ONE has suggested JB pilots shouldn't have expected or demanded RJ scope.

But.... you seem to suggest that JB doesn't give any consideration to their future business plans when negotiating a CBA or otherwise...

And... you've been at JB a long time now, when have you EVER known them to have extra gates? Other than LGB, when have you ever known them to have extra surplus slots? The Industry is going into a period of very tight pilot supply. JB has, for years now, been in a consistent UP-gauging trend. 200 seat A321s (when not chasing premium Mint revenue). Swapping 100 seat E180s for 140 seat A220-***300**s. A corporation almost exclusively focused on cutting costs to the bone, lower CASM.

Now you want me to believe they are going to use those valuable gates (that they don't have) and valuable slots (that they don't have) and valuable pilots (that will be in very short supply and will be needed by JBLU and all the legacy airlines) and will suddenly reverse their corporate philosophy of UP-gauging... to not move 140-200 people per departure with that valuable (and scarce) infrustructure, but to instead move 50-76 people in a high-CASM low-service RJ?

NOT. BUYING. IT.