You are totally missing the point.

Most airlines (to include Allegiant, Sun Country and a few others) made money. UA and DL made money. There's profit to be had - IF YOU KNOW HOW TO GET IT.

It is never, Ever, EVER the fault of the employee for an unprofitable business with bad business policies. The fact that Dumpster has come in and mentioned the changes proves the previous strategy was incorrect. Businesses the size of F9 can get $ anywhere - JB hasn't operated profitably for years and their pilots got a raise.

BUSINESS PROFITABILITY IS NOT A PRECURSOR TO LABOR PAY ADJUSTMENTS!!!!! If you can't afford to pay your employees what ALL the others are paying in the same market, you don't deserve to be IN that market.

I can't, for the life of me, understand why this concept either continues to be forgotten and is so difficult to understand.