Jetblue and AA merger noise
05-25-2010, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by AAflyer
AA pilots in general, or ONE Ed White.. Keep posting, I just put on my I hate stupid people t-shirt.
05-25-2010, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by elusive007
We've heard the same rumblings at Eagle about AA and Jetblue. While aa and b6 do have a lot of overlap keep in mind that might be exactly what AA wants.
Buying B6 ensures that AA can continue to compete in the NYC market against DAL and the proposed ual/cal.
As far as the overlap is concerned, AA desperately needs 100 aircraft. What better way to gain them than remove the overlapped routes and free up the E-190s for the routes that AA needs them for. AA gets 100 seat aircraft and crews to fly them on the (relatively) cheap. Bonus: no union mergers to hang the deal up!
just speculation...
Buying B6 ensures that AA can continue to compete in the NYC market against DAL and the proposed ual/cal.
As far as the overlap is concerned, AA desperately needs 100 aircraft. What better way to gain them than remove the overlapped routes and free up the E-190s for the routes that AA needs them for. AA gets 100 seat aircraft and crews to fly them on the (relatively) cheap. Bonus: no union mergers to hang the deal up!
just speculation...
05-25-2010, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by elusive007
Bonus: no union mergers to hang the deal up!
just speculation...
just speculation...
05-25-2010, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by lsl80
Of course it was only one pilot who made the analogy public, but did you put on the I hate stupid people shirt then?
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05-25-2010, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishfreighter
You still have to deal with SLI. And Allegheny/Mohawk would apply. If you think a Union merger would be ugly, that would pale in comparison.
Actually Jetblue doesn't have a seniority list that is recognized by the new law since they don't have a union and consequently don't have a contract seniority list. If any company buys or merges Jetblue that has union represented pilots then Jetblue will in all likelihood be stapled.
05-25-2010, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by AceOnTheRiver
Of course DOH would be a staple in AA's case anyway since JetBlue is so junior.
05-25-2010, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Globaldriver53
My wife is a flight attendant with AA, she's hearing "noises" about merger talks between the two carriers, what say you ?
Up to three pages now based on the above statement? Wow.
In general, I don't pay attention to what is said aft of the cockpit door when it comes to what the company is doing in "corporate strategy".....
Heck, I barely listen to what's said forward of the cockpit door on the subject....
05-26-2010, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by AceOnTheRiver
Of course DOH would be a staple in AA's case anyway since JetBlue is so junior.
Every APA member should be hanging their head in shame on what they did to their "brothers" from TWA.
I missed the age 60/65 thing by several months, thankfully.
05-26-2010, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jetpilot26
As a former TWA guy retiring with 38 years of service with TWA/AA, my DOH was senior to EVERY AA pilot.... but I retired # 3750 on the merged list. (and I was one of the lucky ones).
Every APA member should be hanging their head in shame on what they did to their "brothers" from TWA.
I missed the age 60/65 thing by several months, thankfully.
Every APA member should be hanging their head in shame on what they did to their "brothers" from TWA.
I missed the age 60/65 thing by several months, thankfully.
Every TWA pilot should be hanging their head in shame for allowing their MEC to waive their seniority rights and accepting APA's proposal (which was crafted along the lines of the TWA/OZ deal - even though OZ got "DOH", a bunch of them ended up stapled due to TWA having not hired for six years, but you'll never hear that from a TWA pilot.)
Get a (retired) life.
