X, thanks for your input....not all of it is their fault. A lot of it must be laid at the door of the previous regime for not getting the required increases in previous years. You might want to call the new regime as intransigent....it's actually just the reality of the situation. The previous rates were below the required rate for the flying that they had. The new rates were what they should have been paying. Simple economics.
Hang on, the phones ringing.....better get that......