Ya' know ... the DOJ filed suit because, gasp, 69% of the slots at Regan National would be owned by UA/AA.

Love this nugget dug up by the Dallas Morning News.

So, UA/AA's 69% is bad, but darling Southwest's 93% is good? Or is the DOJ just pandering ....

Good point. Depending on your schedule, you don't want to be pressured to try to make a Delta trip when weather is a factor.

One lucky bastard... why land on the nice field or 4 lane road when you can fly right into a tree?

Thanks Uncle Sam and CNI187!

Denny

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Denny,
With the new contract it only puts you at the top of the group your in and bucket. Example. Your good for 4 days and your in bucket 2. It only puts you on top for a 4 day in bucket 2. If there are guys on bucket 1 that's good for a 4 day they will get the trip even we you requested it and they did not. Needs to be fixed. You want the trip and can't get it.

So with all the latest airline merger resistance from the DOJ, does anyone think our chances of acquiring/merging with anyone have now decreased?
I don't think our current management team would take on such a (dare I say) endeavor if it didn't think it could get through all the regulatory hurdles. I'm sure it all comes down to money and greasing the right wheels in Washington, but how much time, energy, and money are we willing to spend on it.

That being said, I think AA/US will eventually get approved after divesting and negotiating something out.

Was that on purpose?

It comes down to route overlap and market control. We did our divesting mostly premerger. RA lined up his ducks.

I agree that AA and USAir will go through once they have bowed to the powers that be.

As far as Ak or Hi, look at the route overlap to foresee any big issues.

Btw, does anyone have a clear picture on what the sticking point is on the VA Dal production balance issue. I want to email my reps, but don't entirely understand that one. Is this just a case of management playing scope hardball?

On that point, has anyone heard anything regarding our negotiator's progress with the company over the Pacific Narita/Haneda non-compliance issue?
I believe negotiators were supposed to have met with management sometime over the summer. Temporarily approval for noncompliance is until September, so I'm curious if the temporary approval period will just expire without any type of contractual improvements for the pilot group. I don't really see any incentive to play ball with our negotiators at this point if all the company really needed was to get through the summer.

I'm less concerned with any type of contractual gain as I am concerned with our union's inability to enforce certain provisions of our section 1. Temporary approval expires September 30 th, so time will tell I guess.