Originally Posted by aa73;1282811[B

]Don't worry Mink, nobody is falling for it.[/B] Even **IF** we have a slight net increase in airframes, who's to say AA won't decide to suddenly park older aircraft previously unannounced, resulting in a loss.

As far as I'm concerned, Horton timed his "cafeteria koolaid" perfectly in time for the holidays. Translation, we announce hiring and growth, pilots are injected with optimism, and the operation trucks right on through the holidays seamlessly.

Meanwhile, Nov 1 approaches... tick tock

777-300 pay rate would be in the proposed Group 5 pay rate. Nothing set in stone yet until we get a contract.