The AA/APA scope agreement requires covered equipment to be flown by "pilots on the American Airlines Pilots Seniority List". This agreement puts nearly all Eagle pilots on the AA seniority list, a nice end-run around scope. All new pilots will be hired as AA pilots, but work at Eagle under the new Eagle/ALPA B-scale. Bigger equipment is on order and soon to be delivered, and it would be Eagle pilots in them with this agreement. AA can shrink quickly and furlough, probably with flowbacks to Eagle, moving all narrow-body planes and flying to Eagle. Eagle should be able to attract plenty of cheap pilots in this scenario.

Goodbye APA.