Even though I'm an EXP, this is a bit disappointing. The point of the AA benefit was for those EXPs whose complimentary upgrades didn't clear. I believe the AE benefit was more the fact that there wasn't a first class cabin at the time on Eagle - which is still true for about 90% of the AE fleet. Also, I would say the upgrade rate for all EXPs on a CRJ700 is near 100%, so there isn't a large number of EXPs sitting in the back of the CRJ700s like on some mainline flights.