At the fear of fanning the flames, there are a couple things I want to address about 76drvr's 45% above market common sense point. Timbo et al hit on it, too.

First, the market comparison is faulty. Cars, new or otherwise, are rarely in short supply. By all accounts, there is a looming supply problem of pilots.

Second, while I was not at Delta at the time, I doubt anyone considered LOA 46 or 51 a hard reset. Management can reward themselves all they want, as they did a great job. But rewarding themselves while keeping the pilots down is wrong on so many levels.

That's all I've got to say about that.