Originally Posted by tailendcharlie

I really doubt the company would agree to any but the most insignificant contract provisions that would in any way hamstring their ability to run the operation as they see fit.
The conditions that gave rise to the business model - cheap, used, paid for airplanes; cheap, willing, happy-to-just-have-a-job employees - are changing. I think the operation will change; maybe not drastically but enough that the company is going to want to keep their options open.