Truth is....Times were not tough for them then....They used the fanciest accounting in the business to "lose"money into more corners of the airline than anyone could track.....Times were not tough for them when they furloughed....the freaks that heavily populate our seniority list for whom the color of the paint job matters more than the quality of the contract are selling the " sixth place" mantra....."we cant expect to be at the top"...."what do you want to give up for more money"......on and on ad nauseum....besides knowing how to split a penny lengthwise, alaska airlines has mastered the art of hiring yes voters.....70% of the seniority list....looking forward to an 6th to 8th place JCBA and the years of sniveling about a domestic narrowbody seniority list.....Brad and company for the easy win