Would you expect any less for NWA at this point? This one of the most overtly anti-labor managments in the industry right now (of course why mess with their legacy!).
Whip-sawing two ALPA pilot groups is to expected, although I think it's only effective at creating headlines and ****ing-off pilots. Champion, with 16 727-200's, is going to fall a little short with their available capacity to really make a dent in NWA's route network. Is Champion going to abandon all of their other contracts? I doubt it, so how many aircraft will be flying in service of NWA?
With any luck the two MEC's will find common ground (as that continued silence is Duane Worth).