In my personal opinion, ACPA is unable to withdraw from the Age 60 issue. The membership is exposed to litigation and possibly liable for substantial penalties. ACPA has no choice but to continue along their current path hoping that they can avoid a large lawsuit by achieving a positive result.
Could ACPA cease to exist i.e dissolve? Could the Pilots get another UNION? Can the Pilots cut and run from the huge damages that the current ACPA has saddled them with, by dividing ACPA's assets amongst the Pilots and then dissolving ACPA? Does anybody care? Could ACPA approach the FlyPast60 group and come to some mutually acceptable agreement ... now? Or maybe just hold over the destination until the fuel disappears ....
What if ACPA went to the FlyPast60 group and said ...
"We will withdraw any objections to your groups desire to FlyPast60 and those Pilots can come back on the ACPA list with their old seniority positions if you drop any damages to ACPA". What would the response of the FlyPast60 group be? This seems like a good solution. Then a unified Pilot group could move forward. If AC tried to levy any costs against ACPA, the solution is simple, simply DOWN TOOLS. The Pilots have always held the best hand ... they just always fold before the flop ...
(Air Canada could join ACPA in this strategy also, why ignore the inevitable? Ya gotta know when to fold 'em.)