I can say it was the only option because I have followed YX since the beginning and have seen the company go through it's fair share of financial problem's and poor decisions over the last 5 years. Choosing the 717 over the A319, keeping the MD-80's to long just to name a couple. So you and others feel that the RAH pilots should of refused the E170 flying for YX, is that correct? If that is true, should all regional carriers refuse to fly CRJ700 and 900's for mainline partner's to protect the future of legacy flying? YX choose to award the flying to RAH to save money, the pilots of RAH did not vote or choose to take ANY job's away from Midwest crews. TPG and Midwest management wanted this, not RAH pilot group. Now it's up to us to make everyone happy! Hoeksema can go back to Pine Lake and relax as the pilots at RAH take all the blame, how sad!