Originally Posted by finis72

Timbo, I agree with what you say in theory but I see a different reality. AA has just what you described very much like our contract used to be. They also have the highest pilot cost in the industry and get paid a lot less and they are in bankruptcy. The real truth in this hyper-competitive industry is we are all copying the SW model for productivity, you can have high pay and high productivity but you can't have high pay and low productivity, at least not for long. How many more routes would Delta pull out of if we were carrying. 1600 more pilots and how many junior pilots would DL put on the streets ?
I also miss the good ole days but I don't see us returning to them unless there is a return to regulation.