Originally Posted by
Whacker77
It remains to be seen how this would affect Eagle, but some of the gloom and doom I've read is way over the top. Most importantly, AMR discussed divesting Eagle a few years back and didn't do it. I suspect they will do it this time, but it's not going to happen tomorrow or even next year.
Thing is, 2008 was not the first, second, or even third time it came up. Divestiture has been a AMR discussion topic for more than 10 years. It keeps coming up and going away. If AMR can find a way to make Eagle more profitable that ALPA/the pilot group will agree to, I dont see any reason why they would go through with it. The whole seniority list being top heavy is in fact a large part of the problem (as was stated to a recent new hire class by the president). Unfortunately you cant really do anything about them until they decide to leave or retire. No one but the board REALLY knows what the plan is. Guess only time will tell....