Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Interesting lines being drawn on the APA scope debate.
According to management's posting, American is basically looking for Delta scope. Expansion into the use of 76 seat RJ's and deleting specific references to American Eagle, so they can start the bidding (a'la Delta Connection).
APA responds with a proposal that American Airlines pilots perform all American flying with the provision for an eventual merger of Eagle.
American's management is basically arguing the same position as D-ALPA. That bringing flying to mainline would drive up costs unacceptably (or as as ALPA says it, would drive the mainline pay down unacceptably).
For all of us, it is interesting to watch it unfold. As a Delta pilot, I'm pulling for the APA.
AA and Eagle merging under a 76 seat scope agreement would be disasterous. Within minutes, AA would gain several thousand employees, then furlough 60% of them and farm out 76 seat flying to Air Pakistan or some BS regional startup. Flight schools would rejoice because of all the "new jobs."
This profession has already given up too much scope. Look where it got us today!