Originally Posted by OldFlyGuy

Short term contracts with upfront money aren't the norm in this industry. Aside from DAL they are unheard of. SWA and FDX are still negotiating C2012... I'm not saying I'm totally jazzed about the TA. Realistically? Will R.A. capitulate? Uh, no. We are talking about rejecting the best contract in the industry... its just not the best by "enough." That alone wouldn't exactly put us high on the NMB GAS list. They wouldn't release us for years. If nothing else this management has done pretty much exactly what they have said since their arrival. I think they will back away, regroup, and reanalyze. Ball would totally be in their court and unless they have some burning need to wrap this up (one that I can't fathom) it could be a while. Not the end of the world in either case. Oh, and Denny: read the C. Suisse Piece: its got some hard fail math going on. JMO, OFG