We all know the pros and cons of AA, the potential we have and how we **** up things in many ways. Other than that, still a hell of a job. Miserable people don’t make a toxic pilot group, but f* me they’re intense.

 

Also throws shade at Delta randomly, but is ALWAYS glazing United. Probably another United pilot trolling the AA threads posing as an American pilot.

 

Agree. The vast majority of AA pilots aren’t on these forums, aren’t nearly so bitter, recognize this place could be a monster with a competent management team, are pretty decent to fly with, and just want to do their jobs well and go home.

 

[QUOTE=CRJJ;3932555]We all know the pros and cons of AA, the potential we have and how we **** up things in many ways. Other than that, still a hell of a job. Miserable people don’t make a toxic pilot group, but f* me they’re intense.[/QUOTED]

DNP. Life gets better if you remove 1 or 2 guys.

Riding a jumpseat back from Oshkosh (if you've never gone it's a treat, I should have gone decades sooner). FO is the 3rd person off the airplane, a pax, me from the jumpseat...and the FO. Said the Captain was pure misery. He saw this great trip in open time and it sat there. He was able to pick it up. Afternoon PHL-LAX, day 2 was LAX-ORD-PHL. Home around 8-9 PM??? "I learned my lesson. That's the second time I've grabbed a trip that I couldn't believe no one was picking up. Previous was a long SXM layover in the winter. Next time I'll ask around - "what's this Captain like? They were both pricks. That's why the trips were sitting there."

 

Mostly true, passengers can’t really tell the age of the aircraft, but they can tell the age of the interior. The exception is when you have old aircraft constantly breaking (like the 757/767’s). Be thankful American got rid of those old birds when they did.

 

True. It's better to only disappoint 128-150 people at a time with our old and tired basic 319/320s versus 200 people on the 757.