Originally Posted by
eaglefly
I'm only stating my understanding of the situation. From that understanding, TWA management agreed to the structure of that deal and in an offer of employment, no guarantees are made. Just my opinion and if that upsets you, Xin Loi. If you want more info on ALPA's handling of the situation, the court documents are available for nauseating review. I'm not defending APA for their decisions, but it sure sounds like you have an ax to grind there. Best of luck.
Actually, no beef with APA. I don't know them but they are probably like any ALPA MEC, just trying to navigate the pitfalls that mgmt dishes out on a daily basis to labor.
I know there was some court case about the TWA merger IRT ALPA representation, and you assert that they were somehow sacrificed so that APA would join ALPA. How do you know that it wasn't APA that insisted that they be offered employment and not merged? Sounds like a great plan on steering an ISL your direction.
Anyway, water under the 10+ years bridge now, and I hope the pilots at AA can continue to raise the bar and profession through APA so that the ALPA carriers can follow.
