I don’t see this addressing the questions I raised in my latest post. I agree, things look messed up at the parent airline. Of course I read similar or worse on Alaska and for Boeing, and others.

You do not have to bend over backwards to explain this. I can connect the dots you stated. AAG is so screwed up with decisions that it is almost assured all decisions they make will be wrong, opposite of what makes sense, and contrary to good reasoning. Have I accurately stated your position?