I'll believe the 3rd party thing when I see it, at the gate. Management wants a 100 seat jet for PDX flying, not RAH's 170s. Unless they can adjust the seat pitch for another 30 seats. I have no idea who they're soliciting, as no domestic regional is flying the E190.
I'm looking forward to seeing how low morale can go here. It's been a great year: jets gone in 18-24mo, Q200s gone by October, furlough a certainty.
PS. Can we PLEASE take the "Regional Airline Of The Year 2007" stickers off now?????