A few things you gentlemen need to keep in mind is pay rates are still way behind our peers, profit sharing is behind our peers, health care remains unchanged and is the worst in the industry. These are only a few examples of where the AIP still lags.

Now I ask you if you truly believe that paring construction can make up for all the other short falls. We aren’t SWA and we don’t route out aircraft the same. Utilization is 30-40% redeye flying so JetBlue’s argument is that the shortfalls will be made up disrupting your circadian rythyms.

I’d like to think I’m realistic but we can’t remain behind in every measurable category except for pairing construction.

Don’t be fooled gentlemen. There is more on the table. The NCs job is to fight for as much as they can but in every NO vote I have been a part of the second iteration of the contract came back with significant changes.