"expect" expectations?
A bit of a paradox there, eh?
Sometimes it is reasonable to observe that zero percent of your expectations may be fulfilled. There are too many variables in the environment. Buying stock, marrying the "girl of your dreams", or signing on to fly airplanes in a cutthroat, highly-capitalized service industry that requires you to have a physical every 6-months are all examples of risk-balanced activities.
Your comments about the future, and the tone ALPA must use to prepare us for contract negotiations are well-taken and appreciated by me. The suggestion that we can calculate where we should be right now based on the variables in the environment over the last two decades are best done face-to-face over beer, so I can tell if I'm dealing with a reality-averse victim who hasn't read a newspaper since Bush 41 was President...or a even-keeled contrarian who wants to discuss how leverage has worked for/against us, and how we can deal with opportunities in the future.
It hasn't. There has been no support. We're hopelessly behind our peers.