Originally Posted by
ForeverFO
IMO what would be best is a stand-alone AA without Horton and his gang. But Horton has a bit of a halo over his purported "excellent" handling of the BK - too bad he cannot handle a functioning, healthy airline instead.
The thought of inheriting, becoming a part of this East-West squabble, is nauseating.
APA will dominate the merger. USAPA may lose all leverage after a future MOU drops Change of Control. USAPA bargains SLI, pay parity, equipment/block protections... now or never.
A mass of East pilots will retire prior to SLI. A 2 year narrow body fence and 5 year wide body fence would solve protect APA significantly.
Longterm, the Nic award would bring the most damage to APA career expectation.