Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Agreed, but we're assuming a Parker controlled merger with mainline furlough protection. In a Horton controlled merger, then yes, my bet says 1000 furloughs are possible.
I understand, Jill. Mergers are usually not kind to labor. If AE didn't have 200 wobbly albatrosses combined with 700-1000 overpaid riders riding them, I'd feel differently about AE's prospects, merger-wise. AE pilots best bet is a stand-alone AA and then AE may indeed flourish, but I think a U merger is inevitable and would happen too soon for real benefit.
Yep, under ALPA's swiss-cheese scope, those planes could go to cheaper operators with cheaper pilots...................or, they could offer transfer for Eagle pilots at 1st year rates.
If given the choice, what would you think most would do..........1st year scale or Home Depot ?
"old and tired" has meaning, but "uneconomical and unneeded" has even more. AE is right up there with anyone on that.
I agree, only thing about AE is the size, you can not replace our feed overnight, and the size to do it will be hard in the current, and upcoming pilot markets. For someone like PDT with a few dash's and a small size, it can happen much faster. Also Eagle will last the costs of the top in BK.
Can someone from PSA/PDT tell me what happened to your work rules and pay during CH11???
Same with Comair or Expressjet.