Originally Posted by sailingfun

There are things I like. The 190 purchase is designed if I understand the current plan correctly to be all SEA based. They can throw a single 190 on almost any city pair Alaska flies to generate international feed and cut Alaska yields. There are some interestings international plans if we can get the gates.
I don't have the issues others have with the JV language. Based on the current Delta fleet plan relative to AK/KLM the new metric provides less protection today but more 4 years from now.
I can accept a 21% raise over 30 months if the PS cuts had not been as deep.
The timing positions UAL and AMR to build on these rates. I wish they both had signed shorter contracts but it is what it is.