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Most guys have your opinion. They don't care about AA's profitability at all and their efforts at work show it. And they wonder why we aren't paid as well as Delta or United, or even SWA.
I don't care what I fly. If long haul loses money I want our JV partners to lose the money, not us. Wanting to fly big airplanes is just a form of SJS.
The more money the company makes the more we can be paid. If the company doesn't make money, over a long enough time period, we will cease to get paid at all.
A lot of JV stuff is compromise. The other countries want their share of the flying as well.
Nearly half of Delta's revenue is from international ops. Nearly half of United's revenue is from International ops. AAL's percentage is 27%. Half of our major competitors. We are the largest airline in the world with a relatively small international footprint. Our profit margins are a fraction of United and Delta. Do you think those facts might be related?
We have a high cost structure and a cheap product. Delta and United are building true global networks and are able to command a revenue premium with the business travelers for a superior product. Meanwhile, Parker AA is busy announcing seasonal E175 service to random hamlets with no competition. Our results speak to the effectiveness of our business plan.
You work harder to make less money than your same seniority counter part at Delta or United.
This thread is about "time to WB CA". If enough people share your views on the importance of maintaining those jobs then time to WB CA will probably be more like 20+ years to never.