Wouldn't that be somewhat of an empty angle to take against us?
I mean if they are maxed out on scope as is and we, as a group, don't even give them any scope relief, wouldn't their backs be against the wall at that point.

Long term planning would dictate the need for the aircraft, so their stance would be we will just shrink down to profitability. (clearly something that hasn't worked)

Not saying your wrong or anything here, it just seems like a weak stance on their end.