Gents, take a look around. US Air and United bankrupt. Delta soon to be. NWA just around the corner. The industry is in miserable shape, in part because when things were good just six years ago, neither management nor unions were smart enough to plan for bad times. That's why they are in the gutter. Too many planes, pay raises that were too much, too much infrastructure. We have to get through this very unfriendly business environment first, then we can talk about broken promises. Meanwhile, Jetblue is trying to grow in the midst of this mess, a very difficult thing to do, while still trying to make a profit. Dave and David know that if we are still standing when this is all over, we will be in a very good position, but we have to be standing.

FNG, you are right on with your comments on the difference pilots can make. Customers see it all the time. The long term view, in my opinion, is that promises have not been broken, just delayed. Maybe management should just say that. The long run payoff, if we hang in there and win the game of musical chairs, should be more profit sharing, options with some value, and, indeed, higher pay. If that does not happen, then I'll be willing to accuse the bosses of breaking promises. Until then, as Ben Franklin said, if we don't hang together, we shall certainly hang separately.