Originally Posted by
OscartheGrouch
I will agree with you (and hope for the sake of the employees) that the new AA will be very successful. That does not mean that the government doesn't have some reason to ask for the divestitures.
The Oscar
You are correct that I could be doing something else on my Saturday. Exchanging ideas and info with other pilots is better way of wording it than you did. I have many friends at other airlines that I feel bad for when this industry stings them. So far I have been very fortunate and I count my blessings.
Fair enough. We'll see about the divestitures. May very well happen...if the merger is even allowed to go through. Which remains a very big IF. (However, I don't think any creditor, or employee for that matter, would like to see the slots sold in bankruptcy to somehow satisfy their claims. In fact, I think the opposite is true. Those slots will be beneficial to the company, creditors, and employees in the future. BTW, I'm not exactly sure on the specifics, but I'm pretty sure the AA creditors are making out better than the average creditor in a bankruptcy. I could be wrong. I frequently am.)