Originally Posted by Dave Fitzgerald

Fist, please don't say this, it's tantamount to negotiating in public, and telling the company exactly what you would live with.

Second, we don't want that either. The company would love to "live with what we have" for as long as it takes. Every year they stall, is another year without contract improvements, whether a better reserve system, or pay raises.

Now is that mythical next contract when we will fix the other sections. Don't sell your self short, and don't tell the company that either.

I am cautiously optimistic. We have several things the company wants, this means we have leverage. And, I think the company does want labor peace. This is worth negotiating capital to the company. Despite what Kirby is saying about scope--which is a company tactic to negotiate in public-- I think he does want to compete and run an airline. These are the good times.