The words JetBlue where flying around the academy last week more than I thought was normal... Idk just something for ya

Let's say Jetblue bought AE, would that be a legal way for AMR to navigate around APA's scope quickly? Basically if we turned into JetBlue, than we would be code shared and hence the way to bigger airframes on property for AMR with no scope restrictions?

And if someone buys AE's certificate, does that include Executive or is that separate all together?

all the 1100/100's are done - need to go lower to fill classes

That would be pretty good!!! Don't you think??

Yup. Heard a lot of comments that AE Hiring department was having issues getting interested pilots with the credentials they were looking for.

The Pilot Hiring Recruitment manager resigned. 2nd time the recruitment manager has resigned in 2010. hmmm....whats up with that!

No, code-shares require APA involvement. The jetBlue thing is an interline agreement... although, for all practical purposes, with all the side letters of agreement to honor eachothers airmiles and do revenue sharing (not profit sharing) they have everything a codeshare does except slapping the AA code on the flight.

But to expound upon your thought further... Eagle would not have to be bought by ANYBODY to do exactly that... AMR could spin Eagle off tomorrow, tear up the one page fee for departure agreement, and then program Sabre to make Eagle the interline partner of choice on the exact same routes they are flying now. Worse, they would then be free to buy as many new and larger planes as they wanted for Eagle to fly them on the interline agreement. The same side contracts they have with jetBlue to honor and award miles programs along with revenue sharing would work there as well... and since it is all going back to the same AMR shareholders, the end result is the money goes back to the same people anyway.

Now, isn't that a scary thought... talk about outsourcing of jobs...

So what you're telling me is that they are interested in applicants close to 1100/100? So because no one was hiring and I continued to flight instruct I will be overlooked because I have too many hours? Let me know if I understand this right, and if so, is there anywhere hiring that is looking for applicants in the 2,000 hour range.

we are talking about mins.

You know I read that thinking the exact same thing qaluunat! I find that hard to believe that Pilot's with high times, that are unemployed, not applying...If that is what there implying.

I'm sure high timers will still get shots, I think some won't bother on $20 grand a year and I think some "lower" time guys might have a good shot in 2011 at a job.