There are still a whole lot of wins if we get mesaba's contract and my pocket will be a lot heavier. That is the bottom line.

And the argument that props will have never made what a jet makes is an outdated one and needs to just go away. It never has made what a jet makes because of people like you who are resigned to it never making more. Times are changing and the Q is a much more productive airplane then the crj-200 as evidenced by every airline that has 200s slowly(or quickly) removing them from their property or at the very least stopped with the growth. They don't even make them anymore. The Q is where it is at right now for a reason and the 30ish seater will always have a market.