Originally Posted by shiznit

Warning! Cocktail napkin math below!

2008: $19 Billion of debt = Approx. $1.5 Billion of debt service
2013: $10 Billion of debt = Approx. $700 Million of debt service (refinanced to better terms)

Difference: Approx. $800 million
2013-2018: 100 737-900ER's "cash accretive from day one"-R. Anderson
Mo' Money to pay down debt!

Even if only $800 Million in reduced debt service:

$800M divided by 12000 pilots = $66,667 PER PILOT.

They can pay us that much right off the bat, its just a matter of how we want the money split up!