Originally Posted by Sink r8

Also, it's interesting to me how we believe rumors we like. The A'A guys see a dismantlement of LCC, which is totally cashless and out of options and has no nice pieces left, so Parker spends a lot of time on his knees servicing Arpey. The East/West guys wake up every morning trying not to say "you're ruining my life , I hope you die", instead of "pass me the butter please", so, naturally, they hear about a divorce. And the good part (their part) goes somewhere nice, because AMR has to be nice, since they're cahsless and ou of options, and need the juicy LCC (East or West) pieces because they're so good.

Then you have pilots, in general, that hear the whole thing hinges on a seniority deal, and labor peace, and so Arpey and Parker and spending their evenings together arguing staple vs. DOH.

I tend to believe that it can't possibly be more heinous than the LCC merger, from a labor perspective, but still I can't help but note that every trip I hear a handful of cactii across the pond. So the airline still runs, USAPA tantrums notwhistanding.

And since no amount of infighting has ever shut down an airline, but since infighting has weakened many a union, and resulted in many a lousy contract, I conclude that you and me (meaning pilots) are very, very low down the list when Arpey and Parker get talking.

I think the whole thing has to do with what pieces make sense where. And (for example) it sure makes a lot of sense to me, from LCC's perspective, to give Delta LGA, in order to create something even bigger with AMR.

I think we'll all be quite surprised (not pleasantly) when we see what the results of these discussions are. And everyone will probably be disappointed to know their feelings were never a consideration.