There is already no bump, no flush in the TPA. That's a done deal.

DOH is the gold standard.

I'm a 20+ Alaska pilot and I expect to lose a few numbers but I also expect some sort of fence to prevent those few guys from bidding in to my base. I also expect I won't be able to bid the Bus in SFO for a few years. Maybe 5 years and by then I expect those few senior VX pilots will be retired. Of course if the Buses go away quickly, that changes everything.

Why a domestic narrowbody fence? Never seen that in any recent SLIs.

Preserving QOL is the only reason.

Just so you know, Delta/NW, UAL/CAL, and AA/USAir there we no base fences. United guys proposed one on the 787 but it was not allowed. There were a few widebody fences, but we had a ton of United guys flood into EWR and IAH immediately after our SLI, just like we had flooded into ORD, IAD, DEN, SFO, and LAX. It sort of defeats the purpose of integrating pilots to now let anyone bid into each other's bases.

What QOL? The Alaska contract prevents QOL.

I really feel sorry for you. You are by far one of angriest people on this board. Sadly it tells me your life is not be all that great. I hope you find some happiness. Life is more then money, my life is a whole lot more then my part time profession. Sorry I missed Contract 200... that must have been a real bad one. What were you driving back then, a camel?

I'm definitely not looking forward to the SLI. I'd rather see it sooner than later. It's a public forum and all but talking about the SLI is a moot point since none of us have any control over it or a say. Be good to each other, boys 'n girls.:cool:

Dilly dilly!