Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Very true. As for the Mahogany Row Road Trip, could be a contract offer to kick the can down the road until the industry calms down. Management every where is intensely focused on who's going to operate the 100 seaters. As you know, some regional carriers are already holding orders. Also, a change in Executive Leadership would not surprise me.

I'm all for the exact contract strategy you've laid out. Although, other MEC's and Representative bodies face the same issues we do. The risk with kicking the can down the road is that American, United or US Air, will give up more scope than they already have.