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Originally Posted by 7576FO
(Post 1340678)
At every recurrent I go upstairs. I've met many schedulers and dispatchers.
Contrary to some of my posts here, AA is not a place I can recommend to anyone. From A to Z this place is the worst of ALL the majors. The only positive thing I can say about life at AA is on reserve, if there is more than one trip open when they call you, you'll have a choice. If there is one person below you on reserve you may pass. We now have no profit sharing. Yes, many will say when offered the choice of wages in ink vs. questionable profit sharing, go for the ink. This place keeps taking and taking. Just finished the book retirement heist. There's several pages on USAir, and AMR (AA and through American Beacon) are making bank (stealing) from us. Before you apply to AA, do your research and call an AA pilot. Or ask here. This goes way beyond treating you like a number. Way beyond. Note to all young pilots. When I was a young 25 yr old commuter pilot I started a 401K. No matter where you choose to work, start one immediately! That said - with a management change, AA is a golden opportunity and has the potential to become Delta-like. With the chances of a merger inside of BK becoming higher every day, and a management change that goes along with that - I believe AA will become a kick-arse place to work within the next few years. I hope I'm right. Regardless, the day AA announces hiring, they will be SWAMPED with applications. |
Originally Posted by aa73
(Post 1341013)
I hope I'm right. Regardless, the day AA announces hiring, they will be SWAMPED with applications.
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Had a Fed on the jumpseat. He stated fewer than 300 pilots nation wide earned commercial in 2011.
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Originally Posted by CaptainBigWood
(Post 1341112)
Had a Fed on the jumpseat. He stated fewer than 300 pilots nation wide earned commercial in 2011.
Fed had no clue what he was talking about. FAA posts the number of people getting licenses/ratings - US Civil Airmen Statistics Almost every military pilot gets there commercial/instrument. That's a couple thousand right there. |
Originally Posted by aa73
(Post 1341013)
I agree with this post as it relates to AA for the past 15 years under THE WORST MANAGEMENT EVER.
Braniff? Eastern? Lorenzo? People's Express? New York Air? |
Originally Posted by CaptainBigWood
(Post 1341112)
Had a Fed on the jumpseat. He stated fewer than 300 pilots nation wide earned commercial in 2011.
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Originally Posted by Sliceback
(Post 1341344)
Fed had no clue what he was talking about. FAA posts the number of people getting licenses/ratings -
US Civil Airmen Statistics Almost every military pilot gets there commercial/instrument. That's a couple thousand right there. |
I would say AA's management labor relations was very poor, but until Carty became CEO, their business acumen (under Crandall) was not bad... if anything, they knew the airline world. Unfortunately, that meant hosing employees to get to where they wanted to go.
So you have to look at "bad management" as it relates to two things: 1) labor relations, pay, a "great place to work" 2) Running an airline, outcompeting, understanding routes, yields, etc. |
USAIR early 2000's?
UAL? Almost anytime? |
Originally Posted by aa73
(Post 1341013)
I agree with this post as it relates to AA for the past 15 years under THE WORST MANAGEMENT EVER.
That said - with a management change, AA is a golden opportunity and has the potential to become Delta-like. |
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