It's all about nerve. I've been in this situation many times before in another airline and the pilots always won out in the end but the management always took it to the eleventh hour. No backing down and they will cave-in. SMB will not let things go to the wall as he's worked too hard to get to where he is today, at his age he will not be into large risk. Keep your nerve people and good luck to the baby pilots as it seems they'll be first to go head to head with NT & Co.