Delta's AIP was supposed to be "generational." It's not. It may be better described as "iterative."

In so many ways, our contract already lags Delta's by a wide margin. If history is any guide, SWA pilots will approve, because they have in the past, a contract that again lags Delta's.

Had Delta produced a "generational" product, then SWAPA's work would have been cut out for them. Since that's not what happened, SWAPA can do what it typically does: negotiate an underwhelming deal that, after we approve it, many of our pilots will begin realizing is nowhere near industry leading despite the way SWAPA sold it.

Delta's AIP takes the pressure off of SWAPA. I don't expect to be wowed at all. I hope I'm wrong, obviously, but I've been here a while and I've seen how this typically goes.