Well I guess this explains the "bottleneck" in hiring.

In reality though this is a move that had to be made- the 135s probably couldn't break even at $70 a barrel.

But was concerns me is the mention of retiring t-props, which to me at least stand the best chance of being profitable because of the seating capacity and efficiency.

If retiring A300s means a reduction in San Juan flying for Executive (this is the only reason I can think of to reduce t-prop flying) then maybe it would make sense to redistribute ATRs to Dallas for example?

I heard a rumor that if the scope issue can be resolved- obviously a big if- Eagle would like to replace all the 37 and 40 seat jets with new ATRs eventually. ATR had a demonstrator in Dallas not too long ago.