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07-21-2009 | 06:36 PM
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07-21-2009 | 09:46 PM
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07-22-2009 | 02:11 AM
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07-22-2009 | 06:56 AM
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This goes along with the ruling that the 7300 employed AA pilot floor trigger for the commuter clause of the scope contract is not valid because the arbitrator ruled that furloughed pilots count as "employed" pilots. This ruling means that AA could furlough every single AA pilot yet not trigger the minimum pilot floor for continuing the commuter exception to scope. Also, a stunningly biased finding from a supposed neutral arbitrator.
There is precedence for counting furloughed pilots as employees, but I thought the APA would win the case. Just goes to show that grandstanding can cause more problems than it solves and that patience is, indeed, a virtue.
07-22-2009 | 06:58 AM
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Agreed. Since it is unlikely Eagle will make a large purchase of aircraft, even turboprops, until the APA contract is signed, I don't see any major changes at least a year or so. Anything is possible, but the status quo seems to be the best option for now.
07-22-2009 | 11:13 AM
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I heard the other day that the number may be as high as 230 projected additional furloughs...Who knows.
07-22-2009 | 12:43 PM
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07-22-2009 | 12:49 PM
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If this were so, you'd think they'd wait to make it part of a larger reduction. As it stands now, they'd be paying people for training who might need re-training on new equipment. Of course, it still would be POSSIBLE as it would take a month or two before any of these would likely go into a long term event, but I'd be surprised ig they were THIS shortsighted.
07-22-2009 | 01:38 PM
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Why run this latest displacement bid then ?
If this were so, you'd think they'd wait to make it part of a larger reduction. As it stands now, they'd be paying people for training who might need re-training on new equipment. Of course, it still would be POSSIBLE as it would take a month or two before any of these would likely go into a long term event, but I'd be surprised ig they were THIS shortsighted.
If this were so, you'd think they'd wait to make it part of a larger reduction. As it stands now, they'd be paying people for training who might need re-training on new equipment. Of course, it still would be POSSIBLE as it would take a month or two before any of these would likely go into a long term event, but I'd be surprised ig they were THIS shortsighted.
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