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Old 12-14-2019, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by SaturnV View Post
Just re-read your post. You are correct you said closed the gap on Delta with the regards to METRICS. I mistakenly just read closed the “gap on Delta”. I appologize.

I’m still not sure what you meant by “if it wasn’t for Kirby you may have been forced to join AA” were you implying that if UA went under you would have a job at AA waiting for you? Anyways I’m probably reading too much into that. I won’t derail things further. Carry-on.
You are correct if United went under I wouldn’t expect AA to just hire me. It was tongue and cheek and just a flip on this thread title.
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Old 12-14-2019, 03:29 PM
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https://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=AAL&p=D&yr=1&mn=2&dy=0&id=p67355148351

And the downtrend continues.
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Old 12-15-2019, 04:44 AM
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For years and years UA couldn't hit its rear with both hands despite having a great network. Most unhappy group of pilots I'd ever had on the jumpseat. Maybe now is their time. I never liked Scooter, but he seems to be doing well there-maybe it was low hanging fruit that others mismanaged.

In the end everyone has to make their own career decisions because they live with the outcome.

A few guys that left US Airways now wish they had stayed, but they thought it was the best move at the time.
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I sat next to a guy commuting in 2012 or so that had just resigned from UAL to retire at number 50 in XX years and instead quit and went to a ME carrier to work in their training department.

Then Oscar was brought in and suddenly they found their rudder and starting rowing again.

You just never know.
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Old 12-20-2019, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by AAfng View Post
I left UAL for aa. 900+ retirements per year cant be beat. Ual has airport standby, always converting lc to sc, commuter clause sucks compared to aa, can only drop to 50hrs at ual and its megabase is SFO so unless you live on the west coast forget about it.

Not digging on ual, just showing that aa isnt near as bad as aa guys think it is. Plus no hat at AA. Now let me go back to figuring out what to spend my profit sharing on this year: tube socks or underwear.
You can drop down to zero now. An LOA was put out about 2 years ago.

Don’t disagree about chasing the seniority. Reserve is hit or miss. Yes we have field STBY, but as a full time reserve, I’ve only done it twice-also hit or miss. We need improvements in our reserve rules. I don’t know what your commuter policy is, but I don’t have a problem with ours, two flights, can’t get on the first, call scheduling-sometimes they positive space you, sometimes they call in a reserve.

I’m not sure what you mean by mega base. You can go pretty much anywhere in the system within 6 months now.
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