Originally Posted by Cicada

Sure hope so. But it's very troubling the company leadership seems content to be a perpetual bottom dweller in rankings.

Line pilots seem to think a simple change in leadership will eventually restore AA to a higher level of service and profitability.



It's not always that easily accomplished. My fear is Parkers' willingness to settle for high debt and last place service will place the airline in a position where it will easily be severely underprepared for the next downturn. Spirit and Frontier have large order books. They seem to target AA these days for cherry picking good routes. The high debt load could easily force aircraft sales and parking should a downturn come, and it will.



APA should keep the pressure on for management to incorporate good compensation and profit sharing to motivate employees to bring service levels out of the basement. Unfortunately, management seems to revert to perpetual feet dragging and disincentives to this move.