Let me guess, the source of this rumor was ... .

Or in other words, when you buy a car do you walk into the dealer and scream, I JUST GOTTA HAVE THAT CAR, THE RED ONE, I'LL PAY ANYTHING !!!, or do you say "nah, I don't really need a car, just looking today, but if you've got a really good incentive I'd listen."

Both management and ALPA are aware of the politically sensitive nature of scope discussions. IF they announced an intent to acquire 100 seat jets we would all be on our phones to our Reps asking them to dig in their heels and go on record with regard to a negotiating position. This activity would deny ALPA and Management the flexibility that they want in future negotiations.

Transparency just makes things more difficult ... but a fait accompli is a pretty easy sell around here.

As sink points out above, nobody's going on record, even on a topic which should be common sense. If the "FOR SALE" sign is permanently off our jobs, then it should not be difficult to state that position and build consensus around it.