Psa justified it
In parkers defense, that's his job! To get idiot pilots to agree to an unjustifiable contract. We think we are so smart, Parker and his team are smarter. PSA proved it. Over 100 million dollars in compensation for him and his team, record profits for the airline. $23000 for pilots to fly a 30 million dollar machine with people in them. Basic economics supply and demand!
I respectfully disagree. Although the question could have been better worded.
"At a time when it is a well know fact regarding a shortage of qualified pilots at the regional level, how is it beneficial to a share holder of AA group that you purposefully make it more difficult to hire qualified workers?", "Is cutting wages at a time like this irresponsible?"
Just because Delta is doing it doesn't make it right. Are we to expect AA to fund an oil refinery next?