I think that's a stretch, at best.

RA has stated publicly on many occasions that he hates four-engine gas guzzlers. Everyone knows that the 747s are going away, the only question was "when," and apparently it's sooner than Crew Scheduling was able to reckon. The FLTOPS comms reveal something about corporate structure. Or lack of it. They probably spent all day Monday re-running the bid after the brass finally let them in on the fact that eight 747A awards were no longer valid. FLTOPS is still on the clothesline.

Sloppy. Disorganized.

The only people talking about pay banding and freezes are in C20. We need pay solutions that reflect the new reality that pensions are gone, so the importance of FAE is zero, and pilots need to have more money earlier in their careers for retirement investments. We need to front-load our compensation.

Profit sharing is always for sale, but bring your checkbook.

Anyone daft enough to accept the concept that the limiting factor on fleet choices was pilot pay should probably check his plumbing for lead pipes. A deal is a deal, but the answer to every ultimatum is "no."