Totoro:
Welcome to FT.
IIRC, all CO service to STL is Jungle/Tundra Jet.
I think it would be great for to have a multi-carrier elite line at STL-A. They certainly have the space with new/expanded Shoe Carnival.
Re STL management....nobody will ever top Col. Griggs.
Heck, if it wasn't for him, STL would not have MetroLink (light rail system).