Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg

We're not going to just drop feed overnight. Management may use the money they would have spent on us on fixing the 50 seaters instead. Many have big mx checks due, and they will be able to afford them if they don't pay us more.

Also, do you want to keep planes that don't make money for us? I want Delta to make money on each route so they can eventually buy us more widebodies to fly to exotic places. Maybe you don't? A 70 seater going to Dothan may make more than a 50 seater.

A lot of you guys are mad. You are mad at the initial reaction for the pay raises or lack of pay raises. I can understand that. Try to look at what is going on with our peers, the ones the NMB is looking at. Then look at the duration of this contract, and the improvements, there are many. At the end of this new contract, our 737 pilots will be paid more than SWA pilots are paid now (including our DC contribution which is added even if we don't add a dime, vs they have to contribute) and they will try for more, but recent quarters for them haven't been great. Our scope will have limits and ratios that will help us. And, those 717s should fly on routes that CR9s are flying now.