Originally Posted by md11freightdog

IMHO, after peak any negotiating leverage is gone. In January, the instructors will leave line flying for the schoolhouse, HR will ramp up hiring as necessary (maybe 40-50/month), the 767 sim situation will slowly resolve itself, and by summer most of the manning issues will be resolved to a tolerable level. It will take that long to assemble a new NC committee, elect new reps to replace those who resign or are recalled, poll the pilot force, set a strategy and hopefully get the company to re-engage. Now where is the leverage to get the company to offer a 300-320 A plan?