syspanis, don't forget that the airline we're talking about is owned by the same government that just raised its local employees 70% due to inflation and loss of purchasing power. If your local Western gov would do that, they'd be taken to court (rightly so!). You think we have a good deal? It feel off the skies? The guys that come here have paid their dues and had the 2,5, 10, sometimes 15 years of crap pay and furloughs before getting that break. You're not helping anyone, including yourself.