Not gonna lie, that COULD change everything. From everything I've heard (which is admittedly from mostly here say and other pilots), AK ran the show over there and is so proud of his little fiefdom that he has been the biggest hurdle to any kind of meaningful career progression agreement. Who knows, a change there, coupled with a few other outside forces could have drastic and far reaching implications.

If it's true, I wish him well in his retirement!