Originally Posted by Herkflyr

The optimist in me is because our CEO and ALPA leadership want to destroy the old, tired, dysfunctional Section 6 model of endless hand grenades, picketing, NMB sessions, going years beyond the amendable date to finally get a TA that reluctantly passes (after perhaps a NO vote or two before that)...all to mix, stir, and repeat three years later, ad infinitum.

The optimist in me says it is the same reason DAL thought way outside the box and bought the refinery. Maybe it will be a brilliant move, maybe not. But at least our approach to how much we pay for fuel is PROactive and not "gee I sure hope oil gets cheap again.?

Then the pessimist in me says, "gee, why WOULD the company be rushing this? It certainly isn't because RA goes to bed every night thinking 'boy our pilots sure need to be paid more; how can I make that happen?'"

The devil in the details will reveal much...