Are You Sure?
"One of the flight attendants involved is the F/O's ex-wife, she is receiving large sums monthly in the form of alimony payments, taken directly from his paycheck by court order. The post-marital relationship continues to be a somewhat frigid one, any thaw previously considered may now be well out of reach."
Unless the F/O is independently wealthy, I doubt "Large sums.. alimony." Last I knew, F/O pay was meager. And unless there were a great pay disparity between them, I would doubt there were any alimony involved at all. Also, wasn't this before the merger?
GB