AA73,
I have read many of your posts in the past. I believe you are one of the few AA pilots that have a grasp of what is unfolding with your airline. You truly sound like a great person.

However, I need to add more information to the way the "fair and equitable" integration occurred. I will not challenge your ratio's, for I was one of the pilots in the 54% range. Did not much matter for me, a K-mart type pilot. But, how many readers truly trust any data for either ALPA or APA? Oh, pick me! NOT!

Lets start with fences with the B777. TWA guys locked off equipment until AA pilot number xxxxx can hold the seat. Fair, sure! But, what about Supp CC? All TWA pilots FORCED into STL to hold their new seniority number. TWA East and West coast based B75/76 pilots, not allowed into the ANY AA crew bases? Sounds fair to me?

Next, how about talking just a little bit how the 54% got screwed? AA had the school house running at 80 plus new hires a month during the time period the courts were reviewing the merger. Did I say a merger? Oh, wrong accusation. On the day the courts approved the "transaction", New Hire pilots, even if training day 1, became senior to my 7 years with TWA. Roughly around 600 numbers I lost. Lets stay on Supp CC, shall we? AMR has included the elimination on Supp CC and the possible closing of STL as a pilot crew base in the 1113 term sheet. If this occurs under the current AMR and APA plan, staple ratio would increase to, say 100%!

Some ask, why did you not go to a more stable airline. Easy, I shopped, but there were too many factors that made me stay. Yes, MY choice! Scheduling, work rules, great employees, fast upgrade times and a secure retirement plan. AA, US, DL and U how did that company pension work for ya?

So, ARM felt sorry for poor struggling TWA? Tell you what, we (AMR) will merger with you to help out. Not so much! TWA was kicking the Sh*t out of them in the the Caribbean market. So, they did what the also did. Eliminated the competitor through accusation.

Fire Away.