Originally Posted by
FODhopper
It is very unlikely AWAC stops flying at the end of this year and the extension to 2017 is also likely to continue....AWAC doesn't want to die and AA doesn't have another carrier it can just slot-in to cover 71 a/c worth of flying.
That being said, management has been dancing about on the contract extension announcement ever since they had to recant on the Delta deal.
The last time I was in a reliable gossip loop...the only thing I heard was that AA got really interested in adding years to the contract once Delta and AWAC were close to signing a deal.
In the recent crews news Scott Kirby stated AWAC's contract ends in 2015 but they can extend for one year.
He did say they are talking to them and may extend it for longer.
They said if AWAC went away they would just expand another regionals lift.