Originally Posted by
Night Hawk 6
All commercial airline pilots in the U.S. should be very supportive of the AA pilot group. What they are doing will affect every airline BK perspective moving forward. While the "associations" have touted pattern bargaining, over the last three decades management have been the only ones successfully applying this strategy. Due to the antiquated way pilots are represented and the tribal mentality that still exists among pilots, the only way pilots try to fight off managements attempts to destroy the profession, is one pilot group at a time. After more than 80 years the pilots still think it is "my airline versus their airline" instead of looking at what is best for the pilot profession. Somehow, and it still amazes me, the AA pilots seem to have suddenly grown a pair. While there are many reasons for this surprising turn of events, it still should be welcomed and supported by all pilots. Instead of harboring thoughts about how your particular airline could pick up or prosper at the failure of American Airlines, pilots at all airlines should be willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the AA pilots as their failure will most certainly be a harbinger for the future of the profession.
....and you used the word "harbinger."
