Originally Posted by
eaglefly
The assumption that the APA unilaterally seizing another carriers RJ's and then (again) unilaterally bouncing a majority of that carriers pilots in favor of their own furloughees will never happen, so this scenario will likely do little for those furloughees.
A more realistic scenario would have to occur that at least has SOME chance of occuring.
What "more realistic" scenario do you envision? Sometime ago (late 1998 or 99 I believe) AA put on the table a proposal for a commuter supplement with the stipulation that a tripartite agreement be reached with EGL on seniority. Although I can't say the idea was overly popular with AA pilots, I can say EGL ALPA leadership wasn't overly warm to it. Too bad because that may have been the best opportunity to have fixed this mess.
Fast forward to today: Suppose AMR decides to revisit the sale of EGL? Maybe a public offering in conjunction with an agreement with APA to fly 90 to 110 seater's? After all, if we are to believe the rumors that many EGL flow through pilots no longer want their AA senior numbers, maybe our furloughees want them instead. On the other hand, there are plenty of furloughees that would not come back to an RJ position at current market rates.
Surely this could be a realistic scenario: which would represent a combination of both RJ flying at AA and EGL as a separate entity competing with the likes of RAH.