Has ALPA taken a position on this? They should be partnering with the APA and urging their members to support American pilots, both emotionally and financially.

They wont need replacement from Asia or India or anywhere else. In todays middle class and economic times, there are plenty of people right here just happy to have a job and health benefits.

They have no trouble getting American trained pilots to fly for them, do they? The next step is when Air China, Air India, and Aero Mexico are flying our routes, in and out of the US of A, or even inside the USA.

Anyone recall what John McCain said, right after 9-11, when United was going bankrupt? I saw him at a press conference where someone asked him what would happen if UAL and some of the other majors went bankrupt, and shut down.

His answer was, "If they can't do it, we'll just have to let other international carriers come in and fly those routes."

Some of you guys are only looking at RJ's when we all should be looking at Cabotage.

Get ready for the next beat down.

That's my point. They can't really take over if they don't have pilot's to fill the seats. You won't see guys living in this country flood to expat jobs. That's a tough life for a lot of people, family or not. People don't want to leave this country. Otherwise places like Emirates wouldn't need to lure American pilots over with dreams of paid villas, schooling, interest free car loans, & only 3 years to WB left seat jobs.

Believe me, I'm all ears when it comes to cabatoge. I'm convinced Emirates is banking on it. There is no other way they'll fill the ridiculous amount of WBs they've ordered. It's either going to work for them, or go horribly wrong.

Because ALPA represents the AE pilots and it would be a direct conflict of interest to the dues paying pilots of Eagle.

Until we learn to stand together, despite union name, management (domestic and soon international) will continue to pick us apart.

Eagle Pilot here. APA has my support. And its possible what is good for APA is not so good for us at AE. But they do represent something bigger than my particular job. If I see guys picketing at MIA, I would be there by their side.

Now there's somebody with the long view.

After 25 years in this business, there fewer and fewer guys that I speak with who are mature enough to understand what you're saying.

I don't work for AMR, but on behalf of the AA pilots, and the rest of us who still hope for more than just getting by, Thank you. You nailed it.

You don't think any of those 7,000+ AA pilots will be looking for work off shore?

What If...

The AA pilots "burn it down"?

AA routes/airframes get sold.

7,000+ pilots on the street.

They can:

1. go back to school, learn to do something else or;

2. Go to Air China/Emirates/Air India

Which one would -you- do if Delta shut down tomorrow?

I know LOTS of Delta Pilots who went to Emirates, Air India, Jet Airways, etc. BEFORE Delta even declared bankruptcy, and Delta never had a 1113 imposed. I'm guessing the Asian Carriers will -no trouble- finding pilots, with what is going on over here, with Com Air and all the other RJ outfits that will be furloughing soon, not to mention the AA pilots if they burn it down.

Like most of the DCI carriers being represented by ALPA?

Or the UAX carriers that have ALPA?