Keep in mind this is all just third-hand rumor-mill stuff...but I've flown with a few guys tied into what's going on. They are all pretty optimistic we'll see a JCBA fairly quick, and that Kirby's scope talk has mostly been to "test the waters" and see how receptive we are to it.

This management group is all about trying to complete labor negotiations fast so they can move on to other things. There are bigger issues within the merger and they don't want to get hung up on labor problems.

I think the scope thing will be thrown out there. APA will probably tell them no, and in the end we'll wind up getting some kind of Delta+ contract, without profit sharing. It seems Parker is pretty adamant about not doing profit sharing. He'd rather pay a premium above Delta than give us a share of the profits. Whatever. In any case, I'm willing to bet we'll see something halfway decent approved over the next month or two. I don't think it'll go to arbitration.