Great post KC! The comparisons to other carriers such as American/TWA are irrelevant here. American is not ALPA and has a long history of screwing the pilots of the carriers they acquire, think AirCal, Reno as well as TWA. The federal laws have been changed to prevent this from happening in the future. Uniteds bankruptcy is also irrelevant in this discussion, if you want to dig up ancient history, I think Continental was bankrupt twice. Career expectations are exactly what it says, what can you expect for the rest of your "career", not what can you expect for the next couple of years.