Originally Posted by
OscartheGrouch
I keep hearing this argument over and over about "well we were industry leading." It isn't about what you used to make, it is about what you can sustain. Raise your own bar and if you want to say you are doing it for everyone....go for it. After having GK on my jumpseat a few years back I can tell you that he doesn't care what the other airlines compensation is. He cares about what level of compensation he can provide and sustain for his pilot group.
The Oscar
Did it occur to you that he was telling you what you wanted to hear?
And now that costs are rising and unique fuel hedges gone, you better believe he cares what competitive costs are. He's an accountant and as such doesn't operate in a vacuum.