Originally Posted by
Lambourne
Out of curiosity, if eagle / envoy were shutdown completely does that eliminate the requirement of AA to hire these pilots?
This could actually benefit AA if they don't have to hire the ex eagle pilots. They don't get employees with perceived. poor attitudes and a chips on their shoulders forced into their ranks.
We have 220 airplanes and 2600 pilots. With the upcoming hiring, by the time they shut it down, they already will be flush to the gills at aa with eagle guys. That is not what this is over.
IMHO this is about getting one of the big 5 to buckle outside of ch11. They can get the others. Rah, egl, skyw, xjt, and endv make up over 13,000 regional pilots. That's a massive part of the pie, I'd guess 80%+, in the grand scheme the psa and gojetz don't matter. If the big 5 pattern bargain gains over losses, esp soft pay that kills productivity, that kills management.