What happened? You surely aren't suggesting that the pilot contract of 2000 was the reason for our Ch11 filing are you? Says who? MANAGEMENT??? I expect such ignorant thinking from flight attendants, but I'm always shocked when I see it from a fellow pilot.

Perhaps you forgot 9/11, SARS, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Recession, NASDAQ collapse, etc. etc.

Management got a few months of pressure from us in 2000 because they promised us an on-top, on-time contract and they didn't deliver. Much as our present management is failing to deliver what they promised. All it takes is a some HORRENDOUS weather, WAYYYY too much air traffic, a management hell bent on squeezing absolutely MAXIMUM utilization from the operation with NO contingency plan for the normal, every day problems that crop up, and you have the Summer of 2000.