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Work together? How? Specifically? What practical, concrete, and actionable leverage does AE bring to the table besides "moral" support (as if AMR cares about employee morale)? Considering their long term contract + several years of negotiations, what can they do besides sit on the sidelines? Spare me the standard "kumbaya" please.
AE ALPA can be the carrier to operate in the 70-100 seat range that AMR is trying to break into. Nobody wants to see the flying leave the AMR family, so IF it was
absolutely necessary for APA to give up some room on scope they could include in the clause "all flying will be performed by wholly owned AMR carriers" or something of the sorts. AE ALPA can be this carrier to perform flying at competitive market rates. AE ALPA can offer employment to those on furlough on the APA list to fly the 100 seaters and in turn all future AA vacancies will be filled by AE pilots. (Yes, I know we had a letter 3 before and it was a disaster... we've learned our lessons and if done right it could be beneficial to all parties) There should be no need for AMR mgmt to outsource any future flying.