So am I...

Yeah I can't make out every hair on Carl's head in perfect detail. Needs to be bigger.

But then you can't read the posts, although, on some threads that may be a good thing.

But there are some posts you can zoom in on. That's worth its weight in gold.

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While I agree we shouldn't have to entertain "giving up" anything to get the basic foundation of one of (if not the) biggest domestic carriers on earth, and I know you know this already anyway, but the more scope you give up the more it hurts your ability to get pay. Case in point, SWA didn't get their pay by selling scope but rather they have their pay because they retained extremely tight scope (plus competent management, go figure). Give SWA management 250ish large RJ's to shop to the lowest bidder as well as some very questionably structured 737 domestic scope like AS and SWA would clearly not have the pay they do now.

Scope sales didn't pre-pay our future raise. Scope sales are helping to make future raises that much harder to get. Ironically we will likely be told again about the wonders of "bargaining credits" and how "costly" re-insourcing flying is, thus starting the race with our shoes untied anyway.

Very true gloopy.

Flew on SWA yesteday and was talking with the F/A about her trip and minimum daily pay. Her 3 day was worth 20:15, 16:05 block time. They have a 6:30 min pay/day. Pilots couldn't remember their rigs but said they were the same or very close. Trip rigs determine how many days at home we get. One of the areas of our contract that needs to be improved.

This should be a paramount concern for us, especially going into out next contract. Essentially it will be whipsawing the pilot group from the top end.

If the Sky Team group is eventually allowed to spin off an Alter-Ego Airline that very well could be the demise of the Airlines.