Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Not likely, unless the APA comes up with more concessions in compensation to pay for that demand. They'd be the ONLY Major airline pilot group flying their RJ feed system too and that would be unprecedented and (for AMR) unthinkable.
Unprecedented? You need history lessons. A return to the old, original, business models... maybe
Originally Posted by
eaglefly
I think it's pretty clear that AMR believes it cannot afford to bend over and has no plans to.
Ok, and if there were a bottomless pot of gold in Arpey's office... do you think they would say any different? Nobody is saying there is an endless supply of money, people are saying the way it is divided up is wrong. Managment gets a disproportionate level of that compensation.
Originally Posted by
eaglefly
The APA cannot afford to blink (lest their leadership be drawn and quartered by the membership), so that means the most likely scenario is a nasty confrontation that the courts will ultimately solve.
Actually, it's the other way around. The leadership is more hardline than the average line guy. But that's ok, unions need strong motivated individuals in those positions fighting for the best deal they can get.
Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Look for a much smaller AA and substantially relaxed scope. AMR ultimately believes it will be more profitable and competitive with that equation anyway and although many pilots might quit, they'll be hideously overstaffed anyway if there plan comes to fruition.
Smaller AA? You mean because the ENTIRE industry is reducing capacity right?
Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Barring a sudden and unlikely embracement of compromise by the APA, this conflagration is inevitable and IMO, AMR will come out far less bloody then the pilots.
You have a very defeatest attitude. In reality, the pilots have nothing at all to lose by demanding as much as possible...