Huge AAnnouncement.
 

AA is celebrating its 100 year anniversary in a few days and supposedly there is supposed to be a big announcement I heard from the chief. Any ideas what you’ve been hearing?

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It's probably an airplane order. They have been hinting at a widebody order for a while and tbh if it coincides with the 100 anniversary it's definitely going to be Boeing.

or the announcement will be 13 banks at CLT because man they hyped that news for months for DFW.

Trading cards after APA just announced we’ll spend our own dues money on something that should have been made available to our customers years ago.

New airplane order. We’re buying 200 used CRJ 200s. 50 flights a day between DFW, CLT, and El Paso. Mesa Grande Baby! Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Seasonal DFW-YZF!

Whats an A1 pass?

New colors of first class amenity bags.

“Gotta collect them all!”

Trading cards we don’t even receive directly, and may be illegal to pass out.

We're parking all the basic A319 and A320s and the block 1 737s. All remaining buses and 772s will get working CPDLC.

The timing couldn't be better:
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news...ul-competitor/

Thats hilarious; looks just like how you would think a reverse engineered A321 would look.

What laws would be broken handing out cards? And what kind of prison time is one looking at?

Firing all the rude nasty gate agents and replacing them with more pleasant ones???

Maybe they listened.

Her nAIme is Monica. She's at every gate, on time, always smiles, never yells, and is able to rapidly handle your questions or travel issues courteously and professionally.

Random question I’m not sure what thread to put this in-

I’ve noticed over the past few years, the majority of pilots wear their blazer year round. Is this a cultural thing? I do think the blazer looks more professional, but not always practical or comfortable in the summer.

I'm one of those guys. I do think we look better as a profession with them (coming from a sweatier bubba, but honestly we dont work up too much of one) and I prefer my coat pockets to my pants pockets.

You must never do walk arounds in the summer.

No laws broken. Company policy? The limited edition cards have APA printed on them and QR code that leads to a Union commercial. Historically that does not fly with the company and is clearly breaking a policy. Be very careful handing those out. A customer could be offended. You won’t be fired but a carpet dance will happen. You are dealing with AA which has rules for employment. Many have lost jobs over not following the rules.

Distributing or posting literature on Company property, or posting or removing bulletin board notices requires prior authorization of the Company.

Here is the policy. Maybe the Union has permission.

My guess is some new underwhelming routes mostly served with Regional lift. If it was a significant aircraft order there would have already been some reliable leaks making its way to X.

Orlando domicile.

in your dreams

More likely furloughs.

Might be the beer belly percentage of 20-30 something’s these days. Jacket helps.

I do, lol and I sweat, but Im not wearing the coat of course when Im doing it.

Or MCI...

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I wear it year round, I think it’s a better look than SS+tie. I’ve never been that uncomfortable in the tropical blazer, but I’m only really wearing it from my car to a (barely) air conditioned bus to an air conditioned terminal. Goes in the closet as soon as I’m on the plane, I’m not walking around with it like a psychopath.

Plus, it hides the wrinkles of the otherwise pretty comfortable bamboo shirts.

Tv screens in the headrest

Need the TU-214. It has a flight engineer

SK at United just pitched an idea of merging with UA. Is that the big announcement?

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/ccb-united-airlines-ceo-scott-kirby-pitches-american-merger-20260413/

Please, no.

Sounds like Kirby being his typical troll self leading up to the AAniversary.

Agreed and thought the same.

In an alternate universe, it would be frigging hilarious if this really did happen, and the company took the AA name, AA livery, and SK still never became the CEO of American.

The next SOTA is coming up, which will cover a miserable performing winter. Maybe Bobby Ice is being shown the door?

My wild guess? I’m gonna go with bad weather, Airbus/Boeing delays and ATC staffing issues. I know I know, I don’t have a crystal ball.

I really hope so lol

He’s kinda like the Elon of airline CEOS.…

Buy the hype and sell the news.

It’s going to be a yuge new international route announcement

but the big question is will this new route(s) be operated by BA, Japan Airlines, QANTAS, or Alaska Airlines?

Yes.

Filler.