So in the spirit of fact checking, I went back and read the PWA references for TLV, and you're going to need to explain this to me a bit better. The PWA defines TLV as "“a 12 bid period rolling average of the ALV for a position that will be between 75 and 80 hours (inclusive)."

The only place the PWA references TLV beyond the definition is in the furlough provisions - essentially that if the company furloughs pilots, it can't increase TLV to compensate for the lack of pilots. However, it doesn't restrict the company from raising TLV (within the 75-80hr window) to compensate for slower hiring, and the LOA was going to increase that window.

So, by my read (and yes, I read the whole TA - and most of the changes several times as well as all the Contrails and Notepads. I also talked to two P2Ps directly, conversed with another couple by phone/email/text, and spoke at length with the one yes-vote rep in my council):

- Increasing the TLV would allow the company to increase ALV
- Increased ALV would allow the company to have fewer pilots to staff the same schedule

Tell me where I'm wrong, please.