Sorry for you republic guys that were hoping to get to denver. F9 did what I anticipate many other major carriers will be doing in the future. Any airplane with less than 100 seats (unless it has props on it) is not cost-efficient with the current price of oil, which explains why BB didn't accept the offer f9 gave them about buying their own gas. Republic was a big drain on F9's bottom line. It is not a suprise to me at all that this is the outcome. Unfortunetely for you Republic guys, CH 11 allows airlines to pretty much do whatever they need to do to come out of Bankruptcy, which includes re-negotiating contracts. F9 told BB what they wanted, and BB said no, and now here we are having this discussion. As for the cancelled classes...well I feel bad for you new guys sitting there all excited about flying the 170, which is definately the coolest RJ out there. But you can go back and flight instruct until you have a little more time. It is not the end of the world. I would rather see cancelled Rep newhire classes than F9 go out of business. The pilots at F9 have a lot more invested, and have paid a lot more dues in their career than the 20-year old in newhire at republic. You guys hang in there and someday you will get live the dream and fly for a bankrupt airline someday too