Originally Posted by All Bizniz

The point of the post is that having stumbled upon that old post, given the historical context, the light bulb came on for me as to how AS might view contract negotiations. They have always seen themselves in the driver's seat, and despite changing circumstances over the years, that mindset seems to persist.

It is one where pilots hired by AS should consider themselves extremely lucky to be admitted to this exclusive club, and once admitted, the idea of demanding an industry standard compensation package is seen as craven, ungrateful, and a passing of one's place.