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Old Jul 15, 2014, 3:36 pm
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Originally Posted by CALMSP
in this instance, what would be bought and paid for in this? also, would it be a fair assesment to say that UA pilots, b/c they fly in First are more safe than B6/WN/F9 pilots because they have to sit in coach class?
I don't believe FAB means they physically paid cash for the flight. I believe FAB means that because the issue was collectively bargained, the benefit came at a cost somewhere else in the contract.

So while there may not have been an explicit cash transaction, the pilots lost something in return for having the benefit.
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