I say we swing for the fence whether it be this month or in Sect 6. We're already getting two raises the next two years. They can buy new planes today, nothing in our agreement prevents that. That's a giant shiny red herring with wings purely designed to sway the voters on the bottom third, hell maybe even bottom quarter of the Sen list. We give them an extension for a few shekels now, they'll drag their feet forever on the next one. I smell a rat.

When have they EVER come to us with hat in hand? Remember "On Top, On Time"?? Remember what they did to us TWICE in bankruptcy. Different players, sure. But the same mindset.

AA and USAir, the last two holdouts on PBS, now get to "enjoy" PBS. These guys never let up. We always do.