Originally Posted by Urban achiever

100% this... they forget the fact at first with the 175s, aa told them what the final offer was. Soooo they sent the airframes to compass. Psa shot down the contracts initially for the 900s, and on the third and final offer American said “do it or we will liquidate PSA over a 4 week period as you’re holding up the merger”... as told to me by former chief pilots who have since flowed.

But the guys at psa at the time were supposed to say no as it was an “idle threat” even though American had proved it wasn’t, and lose their jobs so everyone else could hope for a few more $$$ in their pocket. 🙄