Originally Posted by
jonnyjetprop
No, it can’t. It’s part of the contract and the pilot union would have to agree to removing it or American would have to go bankrupt. The later is what happened to the American Eagle pilots back in the day.
And how hard is a quickie bankruptcy? Republic did one while they were still operating at a profit just to get rid of 50-seat flying contracts that were costing them a little profit. All it takes is a little creative accounting as a willing bankruptcy court judge:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...able/81035522/
You can CLAIM anything you want, but flow agreements are written in smoke.