25JUN08/1143¶

TO: ALL AMERICAN EAGLE PILOTS¶

RE: TODAYS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENTS¶


TODAY, AMR ANNOUNCED THE CHANGES IT WILL BE MAKING TO BOT
THE AMERICAN AND AMERICAN EAGLE SCHEDULES FOR THE FOURTH
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, TO ACHIEVE THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
REDUCTION IN CAPACITY. FOR EAGLE, THIS WILL RESULT IN THE
GROUNDING OF AIRCRAFT. REDUCED FLIGHT FREQUENCY IN MANY
CITIES AND REGRETTABLY, THE CLOSURE OF FIVE STATIONS AND A
MAINTENANCE FACILITY. EMPLOYEES IN THOSE CITIES MOST IMPACTED
BY THESE CHANGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN INFORMED. FOR OUR
FLIGHTCREWS THESE ADDITIONAL SCHEDULE REDUCTIONS IN BOS, AS
WELL AS THE LARGE NUMBER OF REDUCTIONS IN LGA REQUIRE THAT WE
MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS CONCERNING OUR CREW BASES IN THE
NORTHEAST. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AS WE WORK THROUGH
THESE DECISIONS.
I WANT TO OFFER MY SPECIAL THANKS TO PETER BOWLER AND
THE ENTIRE EAGLE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON
BEHALF OF OUR PEOPLE. PETER, ALONG WITH MYSELF AND OTHER
EAGLE EXECUTIVES, WORKED CLOSELY WITH AMERICAN THROUGHOUT
THESE SCHEDULING DECISIONS AND FOUGHT HARD TO KEEP FLYING
FOR EAGLE - AND WE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN AMERICANS DECISION
TO REQUEST THAT TRANS STATES RETURN THE 10 CURRENTLY LEASED
RJS TO EAGLE.¶

I ALSO WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DO, AND THE
PROFESSIONALISM YOU DISPLAY, TRANSPORTING OUR PASSENGERS
TO THEIR DESTINATIONS EVERY DAY.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT TODAYS ANNOUNCEMENTS, READ THE SPECIAL
EAGLEWIRE FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO PETER BOWLER THAT HAS BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TODAY AND POSTED ON THE FLIGHT OPS WEBPAGE.
FEEL FREE TO CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS. FLY SAFE

JIM WINKLEY
(VP FLIGHT OPERATIONS)