This was someone's notes from some "meeting." What is there to see here?

 

Would you rather get NO updates or news of any kind? Because that's precisely what we get from ALPA and the company.. absolutely nothing.

 

You know what I see here. You guys at eagle are nervous and anxious about your future. I feel your plight. But, why speculate so much like this? Chill out fellas! Have a gin and tonic. It's summer time.

 

And for the ladies, it's slammer time...

 

Next Flowthru class in August. Ahhhh that carrot keeps dangling.

 

^^ this, though my feelings are a little less emphatic. Parker is a shrewed businessman. He clearly has a corporate philosophy of maximizing his profit margins at the cost of all concerned parties including his customers and most especially his employees. But his business model makes that irrelevant. I don't think he wants to "Spirit" the airline post merger but he clearly is making moves to make the new American a carrier that fiscally survives/succeeds on the "fare loyalty" market share vs. the "brand loyalty" customer base. This, from a business point of view, is actually quite smart because it virtually nullifies the any competition factors regarding other legacies. Passengers that want a higher quality product will just fly Delta and or United and pay a bit more. When they want an assigned seat with at least "legacy styled" service albeit inferior, they'll fly American. It's a mutually beneficial plan between American and DAL/UAL. They stay out of each other's way and all three carriers win.

That being said if I was still working I wouldn't work for Uncle Dougie's house of pain for a quarter mil a year and positive space non-rev. I'd rather make 20k a year flying a Skyhawk over pipes.

 

Latest rumor from that other forum is now there will be no more recall classes at AA until October

 

Does that surprises you? I really don't see those 824's leaving anytime soon if at all.

 

you dont send your pilots to class when you are short of pilots for the peak season. this is a normal given. they cant hire of the street at aa without violating an arbitration ruling for the 824. so you cancel classes and just build up a pilot pool but there is not window open for hiring at aa as of yet.

 

No, not surprised at all. Just putting it out there for those who think they're gonna start going in August. I do think the 824 will go EVENTUALLY. The key will be how long eventually turns out to be. And unfortunately, AMR has a bad track record in this area.