57 guys
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 57 flying was only for the winter season and the guys had to fly the RJs the rest of the year anyways. I guess it was nice for the less senior RJ capts to get some more time on the 705 while the senior guys played on the 57.
As for them looking to the middle east/china, I somehow doubt it. It would have been only the most senior guys flying the boeing, as in been at Jazz in its various names/companies for 20+ years. I don't see them suddenly picking up everything and moving across the earth, if they'd wanted to do that they could have long ago without the boeing time.
I'm also wondering if it will mean layoffs at Jazz, and more importantly, what all the crap at AC is doing to them, and what they will do if AC folds or drops them.