Some of the stuff in our current contract is a combination of bankruptcy and the merger. The two airlines did things differently, and we had to compromise to get a joint contract.

Going forward, hopefully we will regain some of what we lost.

lUAL lived under a way below industry standard contract for 15 of my 20 years. We have the opportunity here to have an industry leading contract for several years, at least until something really bad happens to the industry again.

I will take my gains now, while they are there for the taking.