Originally Posted by
chuck416
I also had an A/A 767 captain on my jumpseat, about two weeks ago. He indicated that they were being told that they WOULD have a contract T/A by Labor Day. He'd been w/ A/A since 1985, and was not, it struck me, a B/S type. That rumor is coming from too many places simultaneously, to be 'just a rumor'.
this little bit of information might add to why AA Mgmt. needs to cut a deal:
Under American’s labor contracts...the carrier cannot add a new aircraft type, even a different variant, until a pay scale has been negotiated. From this perspective, American only has the authority for the 100 leased Boeing 737-800s it plans to add from 2013-17, while the remaining deals for both current model and new-engine-option Airbus narrowbodies — never mind the nonexistent re-engined 737 — must now go through the rigors of employee approval.
Big American Airlines order not so firm? | Boeing and Aerospace News - seattlepi.com
Cheers
George