Originally Posted by Marvin

And it is unfortunate that the poster did not post the actual letter -- the only difference is the actual letter had no bold print, and in the actual letter the red bold print about "at the expense of Airtran Captains" was merely implied and understood and not actually stated. Actually, IMO it is unfortunate that it was posted again at all.

I am past all that now. And I am disappointed that the discussion in this thread has gone back to the old "if you guys didn't like AIP 2, why did you vote for it" and "SWA FO's are upgrading at the expense of Airtran Captains" rhetoric after RP4242 so masterfully (in my view) took the conversation in the direction it needs to be taken ... that is, the SLI is over, it is what it is, and sniping back and forth can only serve as a distraction from the real issues that must be solved to keep OUR airline (Southwest Airlines) strong and competitive and moving in the direction of sustainable growth.

YMMV.