Major Training/Merger question
Reading the AA587 thread made me think of a question I have wondered about. There are lots of threads that talk about mergers and the seniority lists, etc, but what happens to the training cultures of the two merged airlines?
1) If two airlines (say AA/TWA) merge, did different training cultures exist, and if so, how are any differences handled? Does the buying airline (AA, or America West in the US Air buyout) simply take over, or are ideas from both airlines merged, using best practices from each?
2) Are airline training departments, and methods of flying so similiar that this is a non-issue?
Reading the AA587 thread made me think that there may exist differences in this area and I wanted to ask. This kind of thing is interesting to me and I think it would be a major area of concern in a merger. Thanks in advance for any input on this subject.