Section six opener was April 2016, so just over one year. Mediation began in late October 2016. But while conventional wisdom says 4-6 years in negotiations, that convention developed during the lost decade. We're hoping to beat that based on the two facts that
1) the economic environment has changed massively lately, both in the industry, and at F9, and
2) we're eight years into one of the (relatively) heaviest concessionary contracts of modern times.

Will we actually beat the average? We are completely at the whim of the NMB, so it's anyone's guess. We do have competent people at the helm though, so we're doing this as efficiently as possible, I believe.