Guys,
I promised I wouldn't comment on this again, so I'm enjoying crow, stewed in my DAL hat.
Allowing any shape , or form of PBS on the property is the single most damaging thing that that could happen for the rest of your entire career. Age 65 would be a minor blip compared to the damage done by PBS to every aspect of your career.
After 30 years at FDX, then 5 with PBS at DAL, I believe I have a good perspective on the comparison.....and DAL ALPA has had a number of years to unsucessfully try to recover all the give backs.......bet your bottom dollar that FDX knows more of the details of PBS than FDX Alpa......no offense intended to the hard-workinng NC.
Best of luck,
BG