Originally Posted by
DASH8EE
What if AMR did not create Eagle. Do these FO's mentioned above think they would not have been furloughed? They still would have got a pink slip, and some other regional would have filled the gap. Sad but true.
It is always the eagle guys fault. Is it that pilot groups fault that AMR created them? Could Eagle pilots or APA have stopped the furlough, or the AA flying going to some regional? NO..
My point is... why are pilots always blaming other pilots and then wanting to punish other pilots. Wake up. Punish those who make the business decisions. The company.
Management wants us to blame and punish one another. We (pilots) are our own worst enemy. Wake up.
Again: I'm only repeating what I've read, not advocating it. In a prefect world we would all get along and go skipping down the sidewalk hand in hand.
Perception is reality, the point is that a great number of our furloughed pilots believe that AE was levered against them, we lost the 7300 floor arbitration, along with a lot of other arbitrations that have adversely effected the AA pilot group. Now all of a sudden a guy with 300 hours of flying time hired between now and October 11, 2011 is guaranteed a job at AA with no interview or physical. Kind of makes us upset a little.
On the upside, I received a text from the union boss in ORD. It said to "welcome them aboard". It left me wondering what's really going on?