“The wages and retro-pay matched the best in the industry—which, at the time, was Delta, and the Tentative Agreement (TA) includes significant unique quality-of-life provisions critically important to American’s pilots.”
Source: American Airlines CEO Robert Isom discussing how the Fort Worth, Texas-headquartered air-carrier’s total offer currently equals approximately $9-billion in incremental compensation and benefits and includes both a pay-raise for pilots and a significant ratification bonus.