MTB:
Do not be fooled by the claim that the RJ's will grow the routes for the Heavies. Since deregulation the big 3 have operated a hub and spoke system to fill the big toys - the RJ's offer a way around the hubs, with lower pay and benefits and less hub congestion.
Example:
Situation today
3 RJ's 1 RJ flies 50 pax LBB - DFW
1 RJ flies 50 pax AMA - DFW
1 RJ flies 50 pax MID - DFW
1 757 then flies 150 pax DFW - Nashville
Situation if SCOPE clauses are got rid of:
3 RJ's 1 RJ flies 50 pax LBB-Nashville
1 RJ flies 50 pax AMA-Nashville
1 RJ flies 50 pax MID-Nashville
1 757 PARKED in desert
3 less major-pay jobs for DeltaConnector and his buddies; management bonuses all round.
Think about it......