If I were a CEO and reading post like 1-seat's, I'd have my company send furlough letters to my entire pilot force, furlough said force, cut a deal with an upstart, and announce the merger the next day. I'd reduce labor cost by 40% slotting a guy with 16 years experience under a new-hire. What the hell, a new-hire can do the job just as good and at a third the pay anyway. And we know ALPA won't do a thing about it because pilots are greedy and don't care about anything that they think doesn't affect them personally. I'd set an industry precedent courtesy of guys who think it can't happen to them.