Originally Posted by Throwitaway (Post 3361172)

All the regional pilots were standing in line, waiting to get into AA's Club Meet and Greets. Steve and Doug Butabi ( brothers of course), both worked for AAG WOs. The club's front door bouncer, we'll call him Deebo Isom, was checking everyone's name off of the invite list before they were allowed to enter. When Steve and Doug Butabi were next in line for Club Meet and Greets, Deebo Isom asked if they were brothers and who they worked for? Steve and Doug responded "no...YES, UP TOP! We're WO pilots with AA employee numbers, we heard you desperately need pilots to operate and we'd love to work for AA!" As they high fived each other, thinking that because they worked for a WO, they would be allowed into Club Meet and Greets. Deebo Isom, with his large muscular arms and intimidating corporate casual attire (Collection by Michael Strahan blazer, Van Heusen button up with no tie, total power move), picks up both Butabi brothers as launches them into the street. "You've been retained back to your WO, regional pukes! Go wear your golden handcuffs and wait for your turn to flow!" Deebo Isom exclaims, as he turns around and opens the velvet rope, unleashing the hoards of ULCC and republic/mormon air force pilots into Club Meet and Greets without further delay.

The Butabi brothers felt betrayed. Their whole careers they bought into the idea that they were valued as WO pilots. They were part of the AAG family. AA would welcome the WO pilots with open arms during their desperate time of staffing needs! As they turned around to start their long, cold and dark walk back to the understaffed outstation, Doug said Steve "what is love? Baby don't hurt me no more" while they watched the thousands of outside hires be given seniority numbers at AA, forever restricting the WO pilots from holding widebody captain or high seniority in their career as an AA flow through.

Just then, a couple of really hot chicks rolled up in a Lambo. One had a really wide body. The other, a really goofy hat and horse blanket. They shouted out to Steve and Doug "get in losers, we're going shopping!". Without hesitation, the Butabi brothers jumped aboard with United and Delta, had great careers and watched AA file for bankruptcy, the feuding pilot groups under APA fall into perpetual turmoil and AA/envoy/piedmont/psa corporate structure disintegrate into a pile of rubble more worthless than Expressjet.

The End.

Originally Posted by Throwitaway (Post 3361172)

All the regional pilots were standing in line, waiting to get into AA's Club Meet and Greets. Steve and Doug Butabi ( brothers of course), both worked for AAG WOs. The club's front door bouncer, we'll call him Deebo Isom, was checking everyone's name off of the invite list before they were allowed to enter. When Steve and Doug Butabi were next in line for Club Meet and Greets, Deebo Isom asked if they were brothers and who they worked for? Steve and Doug responded "no...YES, UP TOP! We're WO pilots with AA employee numbers, we heard you desperately need pilots to operate and we'd love to work for AA!" As they high fived each other, thinking that because they worked for a WO, they would be allowed into Club Meet and Greets. Deebo Isom, with his large muscular arms and intimidating corporate casual attire (Collection by Michael Strahan blazer, Van Heusen button up with no tie, total power move), picks up both Butabi brothers as launches them into the street. "You've been retained back to your WO, regional pukes! Go wear your golden handcuffs and wait for your turn to flow!" Deebo Isom exclaims, as he turns around and opens the velvet rope, unleashing the hoards of ULCC and republic/mormon air force pilots into Club Meet and Greets without further delay.

The Butabi brothers felt betrayed. Their whole careers they bought into the idea that they were valued as WO pilots. They were part of the AAG family. AA would welcome the WO pilots with open arms during their desperate time of staffing needs! As they turned around to start their long, cold and dark walk back to the understaffed outstation, Doug said Steve "what is love? Baby don't hurt me no more" while they watched the thousands of outside hires be given seniority numbers at AA, forever restricting the WO pilots from holding widebody captain or high seniority in their career as an AA flow through.

Just then, a couple of really hot chicks rolled up in a Lambo. One had a really wide body. The other, a really goofy hat and horse blanket. They shouted out to Steve and Doug "get in losers, we're going shopping!". Without hesitation, the Butabi brothers jumped aboard with United and Delta, had great careers and watched AA file for bankruptcy, the feuding pilot groups under APA fall into perpetual turmoil and AA/envoy/piedmont/psa corporate structure disintegrate into a pile of rubble more worthless than Expressjet.

The End.

Originally Posted by highfarfast (Post 3361269)

Funny story. Still would be nice for simply what happened.

Originally Posted by dera (Post 3361343)

The story goes, not a single WO pilot outside the usual groups got invited to that meet and greet.

Originally Posted by CADR (Post 3362343)

Should be interesting to see how AA treats their WO pilots looking for jobs that will be attending NGPA next month and WIA in March. I'm sure Envoy's poster boy swagg will be there.

Originally Posted by uavking (Post 3362461)

If it's anything like RTAG, nothing will come of it for WO folks.

Originally Posted by Vne469 (Post 3362514)

Except for offers from UA and DL

Originally Posted by Vne469 (Post 3362514)

Except for offers from UA and DL