For all those who say that AWA was losing money in the last 8 quarters - please take the time to read the 7ks and SEC documents. AWA Holdings lost money on the West side because the West was paying for all the merger expenses. It is accounting 101, people. But hey, the East has never let the facts get in the way of rhetoric.

If the USAPA drive does go through, which I doubt, there will be 1900 non duespaying members out West. Plus a DFR lawsuit which ALPA will pay for. I hope you guys have big pockets back East because you are going to be paying big assesments. And, by the way, you will have to pay those assesments out of LOA 93 pay because there will be no joint contract with USAPA.

The East pilots are losing 40,000 dollars per year in income because they won't accept binding arbitration and won't negotiate a joint contract. That 40k is just to bring them up to our rates. We want to raise the bar higher. The East just wants to hang on and drag us all down.