Originally Posted by
Route66
Oh I get it. Morally JUSTIFIABLE indignation? Oh, I am a pilot. Oh, and I just saw the latest offer from the company. Oh, and I DID crunch the numbers. I don't care what the management from the other airlines think. They don't run the company I work for.
I had a Southwest pilot on the jumpsuit the other day. They are not happy with their management, FYI. (United isn't having a lovefest with theirs, either).
If you are a pilot here, YOU DON'T GET IT. Because the "company" doesn't come down from their office and lick the ground you walk on you have a "morally JUSTIFIED indignation" legal case. The package the company offered is a GREAT package. It's sad to see the same ole union mentality used at APA that is used at ALPA. In all my years as a pilot I have NEVER seen pilots use reason and logic in their "business" analysis of their competitive situation. MAINLY because they compete with each other.
Go ahead and use that justification in your "jihadi crusade". You'll be alone.
So there you have it, a GREAT package! I am by no means an extremist. I have a hard time separating my professional pride from my company pride, but it can and has to be done. I lost the latter a long time ago so it only can be improved at this point. Look, I don't fault anyone for judging whether this offer is good enough to accept, but to classify it as a GREAT package is a stretch to say the least.
Why AA would not go toe to toe with Delta when we are hauling in the cash is beyond me. As I have said before, Parker is no different from the management we have had before. Weak leadership, no foresight, a real bean counter. Sad, because we will never know what could have been if we all worked together. For many decades now, American Airlines has been synonymous with mediocrity. If we do survive, and we probably will, expect it to be the bottom of the majors service wise. You can put lipstick on a pig, but...