Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

I also disagree that a smaller gauge airplane will somehow lead to the downfall of the airline. On the contrary it can allow us to bring back frequency to markets we have allowed to languish because we needed the metal elsewhere. For example, a morning and evening 737 between Dallas and Tulsa with 2 or 3 smaller airplanes throughout the day between. You can't get business travelers without frequency.

Secondly, it can allow the company to enter into markets that can't support a 737, but could still feed customers into the network - something you'll need if you want to fill up the handful of eventual widebodies that some of you are salivating over.

But again, that's a business decision for the company to make. Our singular concern is that WHATEVER metal they decide to bring on property, it's flown by SWAPA pilots. Full stop.