Originally Posted by
PurpleTurtle
I don't know that the West guys could ever change their "Nic or Nothing" strategy. I really don't. At this point half the value of the Nic lottery ticket is gone (unless the West really thinks they should have unrestricted access to the 777's---and some do). For some its the principle they believe in. Whatever. Nic or Nothing works for me.
But I do agree with you that the Preliminary Arbitration is a risk for the West, just like at Wye River. How does an arbitration panel now award something that a judge said they were not entitled to?
I'm aware of their past existence on the USAPA committee. As for your question........well, that's a good question. I would assume USAPA will be waiving that assertion all over the place in front of the PAB and there again, if AOL is now offering a cactus branch to USAPA (as opposed to the past efforts of attempting to insert it rectally
), perhaps that's another component in the desire to ENSURE their participation ?
Two months + till the PAB, so anything's possible I guess.