Originally Posted by flyprdu

You had me until this point. The Tumi TA was shot down not because expectations were spun too high, but because there were some legitimately bad concessions in that deal.

Airline pilots have more leverage now than at any point in our careers. We should be expecting a lot. I'm expecting a giant leap towards parity in this Alaska TA. I'm expecting an air tight contract that removes all of the Alaska-isms that leave us open to abuse, or big compensation if they do.

I'm glad that we're doing more than ever in Alaska's history. It still might not be enough. And waiting for the others to TA first would have helped that cause.