Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
OK, so it's short, not very short, as Hillbilly says.
No it's not Alan. Historically, our contracts have ranged from 3 to 4 years. I don't recall a single one that was 5, but there might have been one. 3.5 years is smack in the middle. Not "short" as claimed by sailingfud, and not "very short" as claimed by Karnak.
Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
The point is that it was signed on the heels of a quarter in which Delta lost money, and came with an amendable date that would have us open during a period of hopefully huge profits and substantial gains among our fellow carriers.
Both of those have certainly come true.
Hopefully? We shouldn't be forecasting based on hope. Our E&FA guys recommended accepting 3%, 3% during times of wildly high corporate profitability. Their job is to forecast. We're squandering wildly profitable years with 3%, 3% thanks to their forecasting.
Carl