Originally Posted by slowplay (Post 738948)

You can look at the "tremendous gains" those tough unions at AMR and UAL have extracted from their unprofitable companies as a guide..

Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 738895)

FTB,
I wasn't talking about Franks comment per se - as a matter of fact I agree with Frank, I also wish we did not have fences. Point is, we do, so I would encourage guys not to get hung up on it . Lets move and think forward.

Scoop :)

Originally Posted by slowplay (Post 738948)

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Originally Posted by beer (Post 738998)

Just heard from a buddy of mine at ASA, and apparently they are signing a deal with a Vietnam airline to provide regional feed for them for a 5 year term. About 50 90seat RJs worth. 3 month, 6 month and 1 year terms for the pilot who go there. This came from the presidents mouth at ASA. Pretty crazy!!!!

Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 739009)

Sorry Slow, you're coming in garbled. Try again.

Nu

Originally Posted by TOGA LK (Post 738909)

Agreed 100% Narrow body flying back to LAX, SEA and perhaps SFO as well. We sure as heck wouldn't be overstaffed after that. I don't think enough block hours remain to pull it off without some new aircraft leases, but there are more versed men here than I. I would hope that LEE and the MEC will be adamantly against a merger with a smaller (nearly half the size of American Eagle), narrow body carrier with our current staffing. 1,500 numbers worth of expansion would be a nice NWA/DAL merger bonus for everyone.

My best wishes to AA and the fTWA crowd that's been punished for nearly a decade; this one will be a slaughter for someone.

Originally Posted by beer (Post 738998)

Just heard from a buddy of mine at ASA, and apparently they are signing a deal with a Vietnam airline to provide regional feed for them for a 5 year term. About 50 90seat RJs worth. 3 month, 6 month and 1 year terms for the pilot who go there. This came from the presidents mouth at ASA. Pretty crazy!!!!

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 739014)

I actually went back to find that post. I am typing from the floor as I have fallen off my chair.

What is in the Cheerios this AM buddy? :D

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 738873)

Simple question. Why then did your Association just put together a merger committee?

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 738900)

Agreed, and yes, that makes sense.

I think you will agree that whether we finalize JAL or AMR does, you guys are the next target for AMR, DAL or LUV. It just makes too much sense.

I agree that you have a great little niche and most I know that fly there are totally content with it. I would prefer to see us just buy jets and compete on the west coast, but that does not appear to be the plan. Our company does not want to dilute the market.

In the end I beleive that whether we or one of the other two guys goes after AS, there will be more competition on said routes regardless of what happens.