I sincerely *hope* UAL & CAL pilots are able to hold the line on scope, letting the 50+ seat RJ contracts expire and then recapturing that flying for themselves.

Management, of course, is betting just the opposite will happen.

I know there's a lot of ****ed-off pilots at both airlines, many of whom are junior and got there via an RJ and understand why "large small jets" are such a threat...but sorry, there's nothing in the last decade-plus to show me pilots will be united enough (and willing to concede enough negotiating capital) to recapture that which is already gone.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong, for the betterment of everyone's career prospects...