Originally Posted by Ottolillienthal

A few points:

1. This is coming from the frends of phred. The way he communiates is not nececarilly out in the open. He uses a select group of Peoples Express and some NY Air buddies. Recently he's added Stivala, Muir, and Gustitus and now the new junior FO's in the office.

2. He's gotta say something. In order to have a peaceful summer he needs everyone to believe that we will have a deal. Sort of like the Star Wars "Jedi Mind Trick." These are not the droids you are looking for.....Well, if he can trick us into believing a deal is eminent, then he gets his bonuses for keeping the peace and for delivering labor stability.

3. He has a history of negotiating directly with the pilots. He has leaked previous turns on negotiations (directly) from his office to his over 60 buddies in the training department, which directly undermind the instructor's bargaining strategy. He has indirectly leaked things at other times in order to affect Jeffey's/Uncle Larry's will.