Dick,
You are vindicated in your opposition to the unnecessary costs the pilots without capital responsibility constantly try to impose on owners.
As they drive taxi's and mow lawns between 2009 and 2016 to find a living I guess they might reflect that a lean efficient Regional airline structure with low operating costs in very sparse traffic densities just might have survived the downturn.
Reminds me of that old Chinese saying,"be careful what you wish for "