Originally Posted by VforVendetta

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Now the main cultural difference between the 2. AA pilot body is made up of several different airlines which after being merged into AA now make up the pilot group at AA. Legacy AA, TWA, USAIR, AMERICA WEST, and some smaller less notable outfits plus the newbies hired in the last 5 years. They all hate each other with a passion, except the newbies. Due to various issues. Seniority integration being just one of them. Each airline historically hires a typical personality and type of person. All these different hire types being mixed makes a very disjointed group. None of these groups I mentioned likes any of the others. Ive never seen and heard so much negativity about the company and the other pilot groups which make up this merged AA pilot group. Strength comes from unity and at AA these different groups are not united. They can't stand each other. UA pilots get a better deal because of their strength in unity. AA pilots don't. This was on public display during the recent negotiations. AA pilots got what they got on the coattails of UA pilots. I'd rather be at the source than downstream.