Originally Posted by CarolinaAngler

I don't disagree. However, I noticed on another thread that BB of Republic said they lost the United flying to SkyWest because RAH pilots made too much. Atkin is scary smart or maybe scary sneaky. I'd imagine their new E-jets will go very senior therefore the pilots will be topped out on pay. How does he (Atkin) do it?

Are you familiar with XJT's rate reset on 2015? I'm not. I've only heard snippets, but can imagine Atkin might be relying on this to cut costs and shove a contract down the XJT pilots' throats? The next few years should be exciting.