Originally Posted by
ACEssXfer
My man. You weren't here. You inserted the word junior and used it to be a victim. You have no perspective on what happened during that time. That's all I meant when I asked if you were here during covid and S6. It wasn't an attempt to smear you for being junior.
I'm not a staple.
I said "a lot" not "most" have retired.
I, just barely, was not affected during covid. APA hung TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED pilots out to dry with incompetence, indifference, cowardice, and from some leadership outright malice. Many of the statements that were made in public at town halls and from leaked emails were absolutely disgusting. Section 6 is what we NEED ALPA for but that won't be the reason I vote yes.
One could also argue that APA put AA at a competitive disadvantage by forcing their hand. Meanwhile UA etc kept their pilots employed and current and ready for the ramp up that followed.
It was a huge mistake and one I will never forget, even though it didn't *directly* impact me.
That being said, a majority of the board is now post merger hires IIRC. The new APA is not the same as the old APA.
I will also say that even under the old APA, junior QOL improved dramatically. New hires upgrading at 24 months have zero clue how bad things were not so long ago. We didn't even have trip protection until 2015.