Originally Posted by
Mesabah
He is afraid that the concessions that the AA pilots might be forced to take will under cut Delta and weaken his position in the future. Which is quite ironic, really.
If that's the case, I think he's looking at this situation backwards. The TA provisions would be more devistating over a ten-year or longer period to the interests of United or Delta pilots interests, whereas the "uncertainty and pain" of the 1113 is certain to have a much shorter shelf life.