Just because an airline orders planes does not mean planes will ever actually be delivered. I wonder if Mitsubishi was so desperate to find an American airline to be a launch customer they agreed to not take any kind of down payment on the planes and the only taker was Trans States. Does anyone think Trans States has the cash to make a down payment? Which major airline pilot group is going to cave on scope and allow something that big to be flown by regionals? If I had a guess, I'd say none.