Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
Common knowledge"? Bahahaha. Show me the contract. Oh wait, it's confidential, so I guess "common knowledge" really isn't that common. But then web forums wouldn't exist if people didn't just make stuff up to sound smart either.
Oh yeah, I'm Billy Badass in the Internet. My momma must be so proud.
Here we go again: "general understanding" means nothing. Show me the contract. Oh, nevermind, it's confidential.
So which do you work for? AA or Eagle. Because you make it sound like they're one in the same.
Again, if people didn't make stuff up to sound smart, these forums wouldn't exist. Just fly the airplane and let the MBAs worry about this stuff. You're just a pilot like the rest of us.
Is it overwhelmingly difficult to respond in a mature manner?
Just going off of the buzz on these very forums back when SKW was awarded the airways contract.
Think what you will, but if you think any of these airlines won't do anything and everything they have to - to compete and stay in business, you're crazy.
They inked this agreement during a horrific financial downturn, so this idea of flying at a loss isn't exactly inconceivable. But you would know, since your one of their pilots.