Originally Posted by
FXLAX
At the beginning, all flying under the mainline brand is “owned” by mainline pilots. It’s mainline pilots negotiations that have created RJs and regional airlines.
In the beginning, all flying was owned by management. There were no restrictions on how airline's allocated flying until the mainline pilot groups negotiated SCOPE into their contracts.
SCOPE restricts management, it does not allow anything. Everything is allowed, unless it is restricted by SCOPE.