Oberon, while you are wanting our company to be 'more efficient' please remember, that means less pilots. Less trips to Virginia Ave. means less pilots needed to fly the line.
That means you get furloughed much faster/easier when things go south...and they will, sooner or later.
Nothing goes up forever. There was a downturn in 1981, 1991, 2001 and...it's over due.