Just a comment and no judgement on APA. They have a hard fight and keep fighting...

...with that said...

Taxi routes in DFW: ER, P, ES, JS, K, JA, B, G taxiways today were horrendous. APA has been slow for years but they've scalled it back to either between "snail's pace" or "parking brake set".

DFW flight reader boards had numerous CANCELLED flights throughout the day on the screens.

I think ATC is getting irritated because they use both Foxtrot and Golf taxiways as same direction flow.

ATC cant do anything cus APA will say they are operating their airplanes safely.

(I realize my post is a day old, but I didnt read the thread)

 

Also, I am Eagle and like I said I do not oppose APA's position or agenda.

Please know, that when Eagle passes AA or when some dumb*** CA or FO makes a stupid comment to AA on the radio for going slow, I hope it doesnt represent AE pilot group in general.

AE has a different agenda. (for the most part). We havent turned down a contract yet like APA has and we havent fought the fight APA has. Some at AE believe we need the on-time performance and flight completeness to compete with our new rivals, xpjet and SKW. Plus Embraer brakes heat up on one-engine and we like to go home or eat

 

American Cuts Capacity Amid Canceled Flights, Sick Pilots - Bloomberg

 

"Sick pilots???"

Our sick time is at an ALL TIME LOW - in fact it went down right after the pilot implementation letter.

Typical for them to blame the pilots. Gee, I wonder if the 1100 mechanics who just got their furlough notices around Christmas might have anything to do with it?

 

but they told me they were gonna grow!

 

We are operating our jets per the operating manual. And you guys get paid by the minute as well, correct?

I was googling, looking for the first news article blaming AA pilots for something. Our union has told us in no uncertain terms that illegal job actions will not be tolerated... it's not us doing this. AA has been operating on a shoestring in terms of personnel for many months if not years. In my bid status at DFW, we haven't been properly manned for a couple of years, at least.

Since I am a low-time line guy, I get at least a half-dozen calls a month from crew schedule begging me to pick up that all nighter or 7-leg 2-day. They have no reserve pilots left. Most of our reserve guys are now, at 1/2 way through the month, at roughly 75% of monthly max. They are exhausted.

Stand by for emergency court orders commanding us to work to some level that management considers "satisfactory." And the news wires are going to go absolutely ape s--t soon over some imaginary job action.

Again, we are operating per the FARs and our Flight Manual. There is no illegal work action being taken.

 

Be safe out there guys.

Good Luck

 

Flight cancellations surge at American Airlines - Overhead Bin

Good reporting for a change?

 

Passenger here -

Not happy much at all over all of this.

Ticket agents, gate agents and the like are all getting beat up.

 

So don't do business with a corporation who believes in legalized rape of it's employees. Problem solved.