Don't get me wrong, AA's plan is still quite sub-par.

If JB had AA's plan, which appears to be 5% of pre-tax pool, but no cliff, a JB pilot earning 200k would have received a profit sharing check for the 2019 FY of approximately $4,800.

That's still well below JB's peers, but a whole lot more than $500.

And they achieved the plan outside of negotiations, and during one of the bestest economies ever.