First off, quit reading any news about the airline. There is not ONE. SINGLE. THING. you can do to change the financial course of any airline, let alone AA.

Taxiing on one engine...nope.

Not starting the APU in DFW or MIA and roasting the crew and pax...nope.

Flying at the VERY highest altitude for your (estimated) given weight...nope.

None of that $#!t matters one bit. BTDT and my airline still lost money.

Now, the union needs (yeah, I know, hilarious...) to see if they can put pressure on the AA BOD to not promote another AWA ass clown to CEO when Isom "leaves to deal with family matters". AWA wasn't exactly tearing up the world when they bought USAir (who wasn't exactly tearing up the world) and AA (who wasn't tearing up the world, either).

There has to be someone out there who can competently manage an airline. But, maybe not and AA promotes the highest ranking bean counter waiting in the wings whose first (and only trick) is to....wait for it... cut costs! I can't wait for the corporate buzz words to flow during the first press conference.

Go have fun, enjoy your cash and quick upgrades and understand that nothing good ever lasts and the bad stuff always lasts longer than you think it will. Prepare accordingly.