I agree that it was an act of stupidity for Carty to buy the TWA assets, when the usual modus operandi of AA to buy an airline/assets, then get rid of the aquired capacity was followed yet again. This was a stupendous waste of money for AA, created turmoil in the AA workforce, and was obviously bad in the extreme for TWA and it's employees.

It seems to be the opinion of the employees that TWA could have survived on its own. They should have been given that chance, but, as usual, the big guys made their bundle, then jetted off into the sunset very rich.

Anyone (mostly TWAers) at the bottom of the seniority lists at AA should consider AA a dead-duck for recall. I think there's going to be another huge blood-letting re-furlough for the recent recallees. I don't see any way that AA can avoid a BK next winter even with the drop dead failure of UAL. Of course, any serious belief that AA will declare BK will likely trigger mass retirements, but even then, it's questionable that a post BK, sub-UAL court-imposed contract will be worth coming back to.

With there were a glimmer of hope, but this entire country is headed to hell in a handbasket and I just don't see any genuine political will to change that.

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