Same old story. When a company is doing poorly, it claims “the marketplace has changed” and wants concessions from the union.

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19951004&slug=2145086

But when times change and it is flush with work, it is reluctant to lean the other way and let the union share in the prosperity.

And yes, Airbus has had problems with its delivery schedule, but the Dreamliner has been postponed once already and time will tell if that gets repeated.