I have no fancy graphs or hard numbers, but I'll just remind everyone that in a merger 1 + 1 does NOT = 3..........it equals 1.5.

Due to some contract language, but IMHO, due to not wanting this place to look like USAir, RA and the boys have carried a lot more pilots on the books than are necessary. If we would have furloughed, the last few years would have been a train wreck around here. But, we've gotten the chance to fly together, get to know each other and become one group.

I agree with FTB that this contract requires even fewer guys that the old contract, but I take our stagnation back farther than that. I guess in my mind, the question STILL remains, what would you be doing if we hadn't merged?

Ferd