Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Yes, that was interesting. I think this mgmt. team wants to be able to quantify the costs going forward, places a high value on that, and our contract is no exception. I would expect the company to exchange early openers in order to keep the Wall St. surprises to a minimum. This enterprise is has too much cash flow and too much importance to too many parties for it to all come to a grinding halt for a contract battle with the people who make this all happen.
SWA did this several times over the years, and Wall St. loved it.
Right.
...and I don't think they will want to operate under the more restrictive aspects of new FT/DT regs in 2013, without getting the benefit of the more advantageous sections. I don't see long negotiations, which makes preparation all the more important, and it also gives us more opportunities to negotiate sections of the contract that are not as much on everyone's radar as payrates.