9E only had 15 planes transferred to XJ, not 17. We already had 2 CRJs that were delivered new to us in 2005. As for who's safer - a wholly owned or a cost + contractor? It's a matter of conjecture. The folks at the wholly owned think they're safer for efficiency, infastructure, performance, fuel cost and pride reasons. The folks at the cost plus contractors feel safer because of efficiency, infastructure, performance, fuel cost, contract and pride reasons. In the end, it's all up to the mother ship and until their cards are shown, nobody knows.