The APA merger committee is tasked to argue for its pre-merger pilots (legacy AA pilots) best interests and one that they believe is the most fair and equitable result. It will be impossible for the AA pilots merger committee to be neutral on the Nic as either their model incorporates the Nic or it doesn't. There is no neutrality there. IMO, their model will not incorporate the Nic and that's been MY point all along.

The APA as an entity must be neutral about the issue (in addition to remaining autonomous) because it now represents all three groups, but our committee bears no such burden. Our MC has no DFR whatsoever to either the East or West. The APA's DFR is to ensure a fair and equitable process in accordance with M-B and that's why there is a PAB. On that position they are indeed neutral and AAG's involvement in any portion of the process must conform to limitations within the MOU.