Originally Posted by
Tomahawk58
Here you go:
APA Leadership and Fellow AA Pilots,
As momentum mounts and the groundswell of support continues toward a “no confidence vote in AMR management,” I’d like to offer another pilot’s perspective. Please delete or disregard my attached letter if you are too busy or uninterested in the internal debate that appears all but settled amongst our pilots. I respectfully appreciate both sides of the argument and sincerely hope that the majority is right, that my instincts are wrong and that a merger with US Air (at this time) is not simply “fool’s gold.”
I certainly don’t pretend to own a crystal ball or have access to deeper insights than those responsible for leading, but I care too much to simply “pay my dues and hope for the best.” Destiny is a choice … leadership requires vision, character, courage, communication and action. Please choose wisely.*
I have complete confidence in the pilots of American Airlines.
Respectfully and All the Best!
Captain Michael Tetrick
AA Pilot // APA Member
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With momentum mounting will AMR come to its senses and offer something that provides hope for a future ?
I certainly don't know, but as I stated months ago, the longer this insanity (the currently demanded 1113) continues, the greater the chance of the train flying off the rails. I don't know what that will look like, but it will be bad for all of us, I'm sure. The latest press release describing ORD being handed off to others to fly large RJ's decimating that percentage of pilots there hasn't helped.
BTW, went through ORD last week and in terminal G (Eagle) I noticed it doesn't say "American Eagle" at any of the gates/counters. It has the "bird" logo of AA/Eagle with a little "One World" emblem and that's all. It's CLEAR where this is going (and where managment wants to take it.......apparently without most of us) and as it stands now, AA pilots will end up a shadow of their former selves UNLESS they do something drastic. Since AMR hasn't been willing to offer them a reasonable future so far, it appears the U "lifeboat" is all that's left (undesirable as it may be).