AA73,
It is sad we are even having this conversation. Slowplay posted some good facts so I won't repeat those.

-Nwa-our Doom and Gloom was not over whether we would survive or not but was more over the re-numeration that was occurring in our industry and at Northwest, putting pilot compensation at middle to lower middle class wages.

-Scope we made a deal and were willing to go to the mat over it for compass, giving us control and protection. Carl has well emoted that one of the valuable assets an airline has is its brand name and yet management teams, in this case Amr, seem desirous to outsource what is most valuable to them. It's as if they think there are an infinite number of pilots who are willing to work for food stamp wages and that passengers do not notice any difference between an RJ and a mainline flight. This definitely might not be the case if the FAA increases the min hrs for a FO to 1500. This maybe a classic case of be careful of what you wish for as you may get it. Specifically, if Amr gets the scope they want five years from the viewpoint of a broken/fractured product they'll be asking 'why' they gave away their most valuable asset, their brand name, to a dci that is detached and doesn't care, except of course for keeping its costs low.

Doom and Gloom for American? I'd say no as I believe a mass merger will occur. You will keep your job you just might not like your paycheck. But, that's what the first Doom and Gloom was all about.