RJSAviator76

That's precisely why it's not a valid comparison. In fact, it's like using myseniority to project the upgrade time here based on 0% growth and coming up with something like 16 years as was the case with me.

Your current data is better used in shorter spans. In other words, if you were to make a chart from January 2017 until January 2023 and highlighted the difference over a contract cycle, that would actually make sense. Or if you were to highlight the disparity now going forward and chart out the difference between Delta's new rates and ours going forward at say 6 month intervals without a contract and highlighting a minimum number we'd need just to reach parity, it's relatable. If you use Delta's new contract and present what kind of a gift they gave their company by giving in on their retro, again good numbers.

But spanning out 30 years and using the current contract rates while we're in mediation, and using their newly ratified rates as comparison... you're projecting way too far out so the numbers just don't make sense because your chart presumes we'll never ratify a contract for the next 30 years.