Originally Posted by
Whidbey
Is it your position that AA management would have been happy to come to the table with a reasonable offer four years ago had APA been more "proactively engaged"? Your statment seems to imply that the negotiating methods of the APA are wholly are largely to blame for the lack of progress at AA.
Consider if you will, American just nuked their Section 1 with their feeder, Eagle. Now American will enjoy competitive bidding on the operation of American's small jet fleet (airplanes will be held by AA
) That is step one in following the model established at United, Delta, Northwest and US Air.
The cost savings will result in the APA being under pressure & in a situation where it can capitalize on outsourcing.
Lets see if the APA's "more reasonable" approach includes a scope sale. I've got a dollar that says it does.
Regardless, AMR looks to me like they are positioning for bankruptcy. Since the pilots' working agreement will be opened anyway, I'd think it better to hold the high ground until things clear up and AMR's future path is better known.