Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Agreed that scope and especially the codesharing abilities of AMR are most critical and seem to be the least addressed. AMR wants to outsource as much of AA as possible and seeks multiple ways to do that. First with large RJ's as "regional feed" (now a ridiculous claim) and second by using other carriers as One World codeshares. Hawaiian I can understand, but Alaska flying should be done by AA expansion. The worst offender by far is the "open" codeshare that can be 50% of our ASM's by ANYONE.
Your post deserves repeating. All airline pilots should have Google alerts regarding the liberalization of the industry. US consolidation is nearly complete. The next phase will begin.
Last edited by johnso29; 11-06-2012 at 01:19 PM.