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12-22-2025 | 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Cleared4appch

I have never heard of this being an issue. You’re making it sound like it happens on the regular.

Maybe you should head over to delta with that mindset? You’d fit in great over there. Then you can stomp on the lowly RJ pilots and squash them like roaches to your heart’s content.

This is actually a perfect reply as youre highlighting the issue I’m wanting to make people aware of. We take care of ALPA represented regional pilots before ourselves. Eagle can bump mainline pilots AND they get profit sharing checks and alot of guys like yourself think you have some moral superiority, but youre actually just being taken advantage of.

12-22-2025 | 11:37 AM

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Truly we have a battered wife syndrome or something here. Hey, buddy, they arent your company. You probably flowed I know, but do you understand that? And they can beat you for a seat on your own metal.

Buddy this is what the jumpseat is for. Clearly you haven't been here very long if this is what you consider a high-priority issue. You have the ability to book what is essentially a confirmed seat 8 days in advance. This is hugely better than DL's or UA's systems.

AA mainline pilots can beat Eagle pilots on Eagle metal for a seat in the back too FYI. I doubt commuters from Eagle-served cities will want to give that up.

In other words, our system is not worse, it's just different. Scratch that - our system is better just about any way you look at it. Why don't you focus on one of the million things that actually need to be changed instead of wasting time talking about a complete non-issue.

12-22-2025 | 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cleared4appch

+1 for this. Buddy should apply to Delta, they're hiring. Over there he can take pride in distinguishing himself from lowly RJ pilots who aren't real employees.

12-22-2025 | 11:42 AM

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Eagle can bump mainline pilots AND they get profit sharing checks and alot of guys like yourself think you have some moral superiority, but youre actually just being taken advantage of.

Nobody is ‘bumping’ anyone you friggin’ knob. You can check in 24h prior and see the standby list. Nobody can come in ar the last second and ‘bump’ you from a seat.

12-22-2025 | 11:45 AM

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Let me guess, and I'm taking a stab at it... you're one of the many pilots that got a call from a chief asking about a commuter miss... you, however, have had many commuter misses, and you're most recent one came because you were bumped by an Eagle employee. If you'd taken the time to read the Non-Rev Travel Guide, that's right there in PDF format for all of us to read, you would've known what Eagle employees can get priority over Mainline pilots.

What you consider getting walked over by Eagle, and battered wife syndromes, the rest of us probably consider "picking our battles".

12-22-2025 | 11:46 AM

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+1 for this. Buddy should apply to Delta, they're hiring. Over there he can take pride in distinguishing himself from lowly RJ pilots who aren't real employees.

Hey bud, THEY ARENT EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN AIRLINES.

12-22-2025 | 11:48 AM

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Nobody is ‘bumping’ anyone you friggin’ knob. You can check in 24h prior and see the standby list. Nobody can come in ar the last second and ‘bump’ you from a seat.

“Bump” was the wrong word.
But they (Eagle) have a higher priority if they check in before an AA pilot on an AA airplane right?

12-22-2025 | 11:49 AM

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Tell me you’re entitled without telling me. 3,2,1…

12-22-2025 | 11:50 AM

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Hey bud, THEY ARENT EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN AIRLINES.

Haaaaa ok troll. So would you prefer they separate Eagle-generated profit from Mainline-generated profit, and split up profit sharing that way? You're making yourself look like an absolute clown right now. Every good pilot knows when it's time to quit while you're behind.