Originally Posted by
kingairip
Before this devolves into the usual, tired East-West bickering, here's a few predictions to keep you busy. The following will happen either today or tomorrow (and you can take this to the bank and deposit it):
1) The APA BOD, weary from this nonsense, will announce they simple can't stand the pretense of "negotiations" any longer. They'll tell the knuckleheads, namely Parker, Kirby, and Glass, we're through with their lies and delays and we'll see them across from the arbiters' table.
2) The APA BOD will (finally) get aggressive and announce to the world (via newspaper ads and press releases) that the shine is officially off the turd and what you have here is the same ole AA with a pinch of legacy US' strained labor relations to boot. The theme of "September to Remember" will be back. In other words, the shiznit is about to get real!
3) Eaglefly will be on here telling us he predicted arbitration all along...a distortion which would make even Parker proud!
These things will happen before the rooster crows three times Saturday morning.
Sad to say that you are probably correct. Pilots are their own worst enemy and will never understand that they can make or break a carriers profit margin. Douglas knows this and is betting all that the pilots will go on as business as usual.
WD at AWA