First, I'm not a mainline pilot. I'm a regional pilot. Second, you seem to be turning the argument to justify the means. Here's how I see it, yes the majors gave up scope, and they paid a price, but that's in the past. You're ability to negotiate industry leading rates or better for the 190's is now!!!!

No matter how you try to spin it the 190 is a mainline size aircraft, for which the majors have not given up scope, nor will they, I think everyone at the majors learned their lessons after the last round (see United, USair, Delta, etc.). However in the unlikely event that your regional (or any other for that matter) should get the birds to fly under their own flag, you owe it to yourself and to your brothers across the board, heck you owe it to your future, to negotiate industry leading or better.

No hypocrisy or egos here, just honest facts, perhaps, you didn't like the sound of the truth.