Originally Posted by
embraer
Not anymore. That was thrown out as part of the "everybody gets to go to AA" deal. As it stands, AMR can give our planes away to whoever they want and Eagle pilots will not go with them.
Oh, and just found out today that the 824 flow-throughs are not merger protected. Meaning if AA merges with anybody at anytime it will void that flow agreement and the Oct. 11th one as well. With BK looming there is no telling what the courts will do as part of AA's restructuring but a merger is not out of the question. Nor is any further meddling with Eagle.
Remember, we have not been divested yet, are still part of AMR which means they and the BK courts can do what they want to us.
Correct. If AMR files BK prior to an Eagle spinoff, Eagle is subject to an 1113 against any labor group just like AA would be. After that, AE would be a seperate company outside the BK process.
I don't see how any AA merger would "void" the 824 agreement though. I could see it resulting in an extended delay before any AA hiring off the street would take place (perhaps even 5 years or more) and thus take a long time for any of these potentially eligible pilots to actually flow, but a merger automatically voiding it makes no sense to me. The hiring agreement recently reached though is filled with language allowing AMR to bail on that for just about any reason.