I use January 2nd as the starting point.

Thread is in reference to amr eagle

do you want a vote from non-eagle folks?

Sorry, yes it is in reference to american eagle.
if a moderator can add american eagle to thread title it will be appreciated since I cant.

Looks like they want to negotiate


Dear American Eagle Team:

American Eagle Airlines experienced a year of change in 2013. Executive Airlines ceased flying operations as we returned the last of our turboprop fleet. American Airlines began rebranding our aircraft in a new livery for the first time since the inception of the Eagle brand, meanwhile, additional regional carriers began flying under the American Eagle brand. Our corporate parent, AMR Corporation, merged with US Airways Group and emerged from bankruptcy to form American Airlines Group. I could list more changes, but the point has been made – there was a lot of change for our company and our people.

Looking forward to 2014, there will be both change and opportunity. We will soon unveil a new name and identity for our company. This will allow us to distinguish ourselves from the other American Eagle-branded carriers, with our own name and culture. I am excited to share this with you in the next few weeks. American Eagle will still be the regional brand of American Airlines, just like Delta Connection or United Express.

On the opportunity front, I mentioned in a recent Special Eaglewire that we are in talks with ALPA, the union that represents our pilots at Eagle, about changes to their contract. If Eagle is able to reach an agreement with ALPA, it will put our airline on a sure path to competitiveness with other regional carriers and guarantee us 60 new Embraer 175 aircraft beginning in 2015. Cost competitiveness also will make us a legitimate contender for any future American option aircraft. American has secured a similar arrangement from US Airways subsidiary PSA, and Delta has a similar arrangement with its wholly owned subsidiary, Endeavor.

On Jan. 2, Eagle’s pilot leadership, the ALPA Master Executive Council (MEC) will decide if and how to formally respond to the company’s proposal.

The company, for its part, has scheduled negotiations to take place between Jan. 3 and Jan. 10. If a Tentative Agreement (TA) has been reached between Eagle and our pilots by Jan. 10, it will be announced that Eagle will be getting the E175s, pending a successful outcome of a ratification vote. If there is no TA by that date, American’s management team will start considering other options with respect to cost-competitive placement of the E175 aircraft.

I want you to know I am confident that both the Eagle team and the ALPA leadership team are committed to reaching an agreement. The prospect of announcing a new name and a new fleet is very exciting and I look forward to getting it done.

Thanks for all that you do for our airline and our passengers!

Happy New Year.

well for my part as an eagle pilot, they management have already decided where to place these aircraft. They can start as soon as they like. I am a NO vote. They will just come back in six months and say do the same as they just did after the company signed an 8 year concession contract.

Burn it down.

I have some 89 octane to help it light up.

I can't imagine pilots here selling our for 60 guaranteed aircraft. I'm not sure how many aircraft are left at Eagle but 60 is a lot less than what we currently have. Taking huge concessions so they can shrink the company just doesn't make any sense.

To this point I've only heard of 2 yes voters and I haven't personally encountered any. It will take time to wind us down, most of us will find jobs elsewhere, I don't see a downside to telling management to pound sand.

I'm so beyond disgusted with this entire proposal it makes me sick. Just goes to show how Us Air management is a group of animals. This shouldn't even get to a vote, and if it does I lose what very little hope I have left for our elected reps, I won't work for any less than I already do and am not afraid to walk away.