Originally Posted by
Justdoinmyjob
That's because we aren't merging with them. Where I live, there is a large group of them. Invariably, during the commute, I find the same thing about them as you. However, back when we were fighting off a hostile takeover, I had to put up with constant comments about how we were going to be stapled because we were the bankrupt carrier, and questions about what their DOH seniority would hold in Atlanta. Some even made direct comments about how they were finally going to get their due and be line holding heavy international captains by taking all the 777 and ER A seats.
Now the comments are variations about how lucky we were to avoid "this toxic cesspool." ( Direct quote from an East captain.)
I had to put up with the same during their attempted takeover of Delta. Every* USAirways guy I spoke to during that time almost immediately asked me my hire date and what equipment I could hold. Narrow body FOs were thinking that a merger would put them in the left seat of a 767.
I feel bad for the AWA guys, and hope that the American guys don't get sucked into that mess.
*And I do mean every one of them. Not 90%, not 95%: every one of them.