I think there is some truth to that. As a AA pilot I would have questioned some things?? (Did you ever wonder) Why or where is all the (TWA) Middle East Flying going? TWA was the only US airline doing it for so long. Now CAL/DAL/US. Unions have forced companies to think long term before. I think the baby was thrown out with the bath water. The way the TWA guys were pushed out of JFK not even given a notice ,moving expenses, moving days or even time to find a crash pad in STL was criminal. I am sure it was a violation of APA and ALPA contracts. If I was an AA pilot I would have cried foul for the TWA guys at a minimum to protect the flying or delay its lost. Now Jet Blue has what AA had and needs to buy again The old (NY) TWA flying Terminal 3/4 or 5/6.