I think he's partly right. It all depends upon whether or not the mainline pilots are willing to hold the line on scope or even try to tighten it up in the face of probable gains in other areas in their contracts. The managements badly want relaxation of scope. The pilots want to tighten it. But management will undoubtedly offer some pretty big carrots for further relaxation.

The pilots will, however, have greater leverage in future contract negotiations.