We may be talking past each other. I'm not saying the DCI agreement, or the AS agreement, are good. I'm saying all three were negotiated under different times, by different groups. They involve a third party. On the AF, we got involved upfront. On the DCI agreements, we weren't involved at all: whatever our contract allowed, the company negotiated. The AS agreement was negotiated with NW. At least that's how I understand it.

You're asking why the AS agreement isn't as good as the AF JV, and I'm saying that we couldn't unilaterally change the agreement when we merged. We inherited it. The DCI agreement, likewise, involve third parties, and capacity agreements (that are allowed under our contract) have been made.

IOW, I'm not making comparisons, I'm talking about the value of branding the horse before it's out of the barn. We still can do better in the next contract, assuming we're properly focused and disciplined, so I agree with your last paragraph. But it's still much more difficult when third parties are involved. They now have rights as well as obligations.