Seeing as how they are whacking DXB and KWI perhaps the cash slosh it not enough to offset the unreliability of the flying. I am not sure cheerleading for canceled flights due to crew issues is a win. Surely someone has taken a look at the block hours on the B777 in February versus say December when both those trips were in the system. If you are junior DCA 777 guy you are cheerleading yourself to a reserve schedule.

I don't believe the new TA requires pilots to extend their duty day. So if canceled flights is what you want for not extending you will still be duly rewarded with that opportunity. In fact you can do it for 16% more than you did in January.

Here is the question I would like pose. If this agreement does pass with a large margin in favor. Should the bases where the LEC was opposed to the agreement start a recall effort? If the leadership is that much out of touch with the rank and file perhaps they should be replaced. Of course that is presuming the vote goes similar to the poll here that is showing roughly 3 to 1 in favor.