Agreed... nothing wrong with pointing out where the land mines are buried. It is good to get intel from those who have traveled this road before.

What I hope to learn, if there is time before this Compass representational issue goes too far, is how much the answers to the issues you raise may have changed since bankruptcy / re-org & merger. Many of our assumptions may be based on data which is no longer accurate. Let me provide one example.

We were told one reason flying could not be brought back to mainline was the costs outside of pilot costs. The costs of under wing service & gate agents. Now those positions have been consolidated into DGS. That former objection has been cleared.

It may be time for a fresh look at the numbers so that we can intelligently develop a rational, objective, long term scope strategy.

Without this plan, we are stuck constantly reacting to bad news and the easy answer is always a scope concession.

Like you said, we must find a way to get there.