Originally Posted by
Skyvector
We were promised those aircraft by AMR in 2012 if we signed the bankruptcy contract, remember? Tony and his administration did a HUGE disservice to this pilot group by not emphasizing just how imminent a merger with US Airways was. We should have known we were negotiating with the wrong people.
The October 2012 contract with AMR was the one that had "furlough protection" in lieu of an actual fleet plan. But it was more than suggested that we would be getting the E175s with that new contract to begin replacing our 145s. Then 3 months later AMR strikes a deal with Republic for those same aircraft. Slap in the face and knife in the back.
No, it never said which ones or how many. Tom Horton used the award as a wedge to get what he wanted. AAG has way more Ejet options out there awarded than can ever be executed. To say those hulls were definately coming here is just simply not accurate.
The order for them couldn't even be placed while in bankruptcy without getting UCC permission. RAH ordering them themselves allowed AMR/AAG to get delivery and into operation faster.
"could" those have gone to EagleVoy.... probably, but we'll never really know. Like the CR9's... could they have gone to EagleVoy; sure but it made more sense to use them to beat us down with and then give them to PSA anyway.
Like I said, there are enough options for hulls around that those 47 birds aren't an issue anyway for anybody watching the bigger picture. The vendors (and us) can't execute all the options that AAG spread around. AAG just has to sit back and watch which regional will have the pilots to fly the extra planes. Whomever that is, will get their options executed.
There's no reason to get upset with any RAH pilot. There's more hulls available out there from the paper options than can possibly be converted into hulls on the ramps.