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Old 09-17-2010 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by slowplay
Not exactly (on a couple of points ;-).)

Before RAH, there was American Eagle, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR corp. AMR corp owns a company called American Airlines which operates "other than permitted aircraft types." When this language was negotiated we were already code-sharing with AE in LAX. Your argument would not hold up in a grievance.

Because you wish something to be true doesn't always "stretch" to the truth.
Not a matter of wishing at all. The FAA has set this precedent, numerous times in fact in corporate and charter operations. Just because no one has tested the legal argument in 121 ops doesn't mean it will not hold water. I still believe Dalpa has made the choice not to.