I think what drives PK to deal with us down the road is very dependent on the situation at that time. If it's status quo, I don't see them dealing with us. If the economy crumps, they'll want to deal but not to our favor. If pilots start to dry up and HR has a hard time filling training classes, they'll want to deal to make the contract better and attract pilots. Unless you've got a real crystal ball, it's tough to say what they will or will not do.

Regardless, PK has a long history of not giving in to labor groups. I think when the BOD started to regress and lobbed the dream list into Kirby's lap, they went into control mode. Now it's not about what makes sense, but telling APA to go pound sand. They will remain in that mode throughout arbitration.