Captain Tony Gutierrez
American Eagle MEC Chairman
Xxx xxx Way- Suite xxx
Xxx, TX xxx

Dear Captain Gutierrez,

On behalf of the Executive Board and all the nearly 3,000 pilots of Teamsters Local 357 representing the pilots of Republic Airways Holdings, I'd like to thank you and your pilots for your strong stance in rejecting your management's latest concessionary demands. We know that this is a difficult time and strongly believe that pattern bargaining amongst all pilots in the industry is crucial to upholding our profession, regardless of what Union we are in and what management we work for.

As you know, the pilots at Republic Airways Holdings, which includes pilots of Republic Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, and Shuttle America, have been in negotiations since 2007, the last two years in federal mediation, and have gotten nowhere. Yet we continue to insist that RAH negotiate in good faith a contract that rewards our pilots for what we contribute to our Company's profitable bottom line, and not engage in some "race to the bottom" theory that has besieged our industry for the past several decades, the "regional" segment in particular. And I know you and your pilots stance is to be commended, because no doubt what your management attempting to do will be echoed by all managements in the industry if we pilots allow it to continue.

I know that my Negotiating Committee Chairman, Dan Sneddon, consults regularly with Doug Gibbs and we want to continue to coordinate our efforts when it comes to this crucial time confronting both our pilot groups.

So I just wanted to personally take the time to encourage you and your pilots, as I know your fight is our fight as well. Holding the line is holding the line for all of us at Republic, too! Thanks for all you do, Tony, and if there's anything you need from us here at Local 357 and our Republic and Frontier pilots, just let me know. We support you and stand at the ready.

In Unity,

Craig Moffatt
Executive Board President- IBT Local 357
317-xxx-xxxx