ithink the real issue is that they are deeply traumatized by going into a negotiation where - for once - the leverage is disproportionally on the side of the pilots and neither the RLA nor the courts are likely to be able to change that for them. Their smartest move would probably be to make a more generous offer to the pilots with the bulk of it back-loaded so it becomes Jet Blue’s liability, then pour money into IT and schedulers that can work all the new more fuel efficient aircraft 14 hours a day even if it requires a higher red eye premium.