Capt z Man- And sheep get fleeced once a year.
Merlin- No disrespect but I'm having a tuff time understanding your arguement. You are right.....Every day delayed in implementing the new trip rig is another day of diminished returns.
Albief15- I can feel the sincerity in your post but you brought up two topics mentioned in my original post........"current environment" and "next contract". Re-read second paragraph in original post.
On another note........AA union just went to the table with most junior 737 Capt making over $210hr. But I forgot....we're not in that business.