Originally Posted by H46Bubba

Oh they'll feel it when we get down to fifty 50 seaters by the end of the year! A lot of senior guys are gonna get displaced. MX is already planning on going down to 50.

From what I've been getting is when we went into Ch.11 with Delta; when they renegotiated the aircraft leases, Delta was able to get an early out clause if they needed to return aircraft before the leases were up, hence why we've been returning newer a/c with more expensive leases. Since they are considered "scheduled" lease returns, they can't be challanged by the side letter agreement on the contract.