You bring up a great point. Work rules.

You, I mean Steve, is not just having to negotiate for a brand new software system, that no other airline is using, but he must also negotiate the work rules that apply to the specific software. The majority of work rules will have to be modified current rules OR new rules all together.

And one more thing. How many XE line pilots have actually sat down and bid a monthly schedule over several months? And how many of these pilots have been trained to used the product?

At ASA all the pilots have been trained and have bid schedules for over 4 years. So whom do you think will have a greater knowledge of how the Flightline product operates and produces an end product?

It's like an XE pilot telling an ASA pilot how to fly a CRJ.