This one-upmanship insistence is bull****.
A contract doesn't have to be "better than" the next guy. Amerijet appears to be on track to a substantial improvement.
The only two things that their contract must be is acceptable to those who are employed under that contract, and it must be better than their prior state.
This comparison to suggest it's no good if it's not better than atlas, or better than kalitta, or better than delta, is idiotic. Grow up.
It's better than before. Focus.