sanicom3205

If they get their way, nothing changes in terms of our priority anywhere (unless other carriers get the RAH bug and bring us down to the priority we would then give them- reciprocity reciprocity reciprocity!). All other OAL would get moved down in priority on AA to be behind republic pilots. That’s the jist

Al Czervik

I get that now. I think industry standard for republic/SkyWest/other AA contract carriers to have priority is fair. I don’t see us being moved down in any priority for giving them what DL/UAL is already giving them. If that’s our fear, have an agreement that becomes void if that happens.

sanicom3205

I have said prior in conversations with longhorn that I think we should just give it to them and end this. Longhorn is a level headed dude and I think in real life we’d agree on a lot of things. I truly believe the strife here comes from the tactics, again has been discussed extensively and we disagree - so be it, really doesn’t matter in the end.

DocMcFly

No problem, thanks for taking the time to watch it.

Longhornmaniac8

Thanks. For what it's worth, I agree with you that we'd probably agree on a lot of things (hah). I'm always down to talk shop. It's a fun industry because there's always something new changing/worth discussing.

I hope you know I mean with all sincerity that I don't want to see any line pilots anywhere hurt by anyone else, least of all something like this. We played that game with the United situation and even though we may have won the "battle" as far as getting UA to back down on imposing their priority, to your earlier point we quite clearly lost the PR war.

It's a good lesson to all of us that it's as much how you do as what you do. Also, that the industry is too small to burn bridges.

Best of luck to y'all; I'm glad to see some movement again in the industry. A rising tide lifts all ships.

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vessbot

This is already the case - it would not be a change.

pangolin

This is the clearest and most reasonable explanation I’ve read. Case closed. Nothing more to see here. Moving on.

greatmovieistar

Then you would have to agree that Republic reciprocating the way they get treated on AAG jumpseats is also reasonable. Can't have it both ways.

pangolin

Actually no. They ARE NOT offline because it’s an AA branded airplane. They should be offline and they are offline on Republic United and Delta branded flights. If AA was flying a republic branded airplane then republic wouldn’t be offline there.

I am Mesa so I suffer the same issues jumpseating on AA metal. But I completely understand it now and I agree with the status quo.

Cujo665

By your rational, the food service guy a SkyChef could say he gets his salary paid by AA too.
You are OAL like everybody else.

Stop trying to get priority you shouldn't have, in fact, the real issue here should be the APA reaching out to UA/DLALPA that they aren't treating OAL AA pilots fairly since you (RAH an OAL) are getting priority over other OAL's.

Own Metal
Own Company (parent, siblings, subsidiaries)
OAL
That's how it's supposed to work.

All regionals are not the same, this is one of the differences.

The JS is a pilot benefit, not a company benefit. Who an OAL pilot works for is irrelevant. For the jumpseat you're either on your own metal, own company, or are OAL.