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American Airlines Order Turns To Dismay
The fanfare was loud and generated the desired attention, but now that the euphoria has subsided it is apparent that AMR Group’s deals with Airbus and Boeing to overhaul American Airlines’ narrowbody fleet are more wishful thinking than concrete achievement. For one thing, there is no firm order for 460 aircraft. Under American’s labor contracts—notably its agreement with the Allied Pilots Association—the carrier cannot add a new aircraft type, even a different variant, until a pay scale has… (www.aviationweek.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Can you say leverage that will come from the threat of a Chap 11 filing and then an 1113 filing if the pilots don't capitulate ...
That change that I'm talking about includes labor and management. And AA must have a plan to move forward with fleet upgrades. The thing that's going to save AA is for everybody to move forward in a new way. What's that way ? I don't know, but I do know that things must change or AA will adopt the standard airline business plan used by Delta, United, and Continental. That would not be good for shareholders, management, or labor. That's a no win for everybody.
When in doubt everyone always blames labor. An airline is nothing without its employees. Apparently you're okay with substandard wages for safety sensitive work with insane hours.
There's an old saying happy employees are good employees. It's hard to be happy when the bosses in the offices are getting bonuses and you’re busting your rear on the 4th flight of the day on an MD80. I guess it’s already been forgotten the major concessions the unions made back in 2003 to help AA stay out of bankruptcy.
I care about American probably more than most of the people that actually work for them, and the last thing I want to see is them having such financial issues.
However as I've already stated I personally feel this fleet renewal plan is impossible and impractical operationally no matter how it looks on paper. Perhaps labor may just end up saving the airline again???
There's an old saying happy employees are good employees. It's hard to be happy when the bosses in the offices are getting bonuses and you’re busting your rear on the 4th flight of the day on an MD80. I guess it’s already been forgotten the major concessions the unions made back in 2003 to help AA stay out of bankruptcy.
I care about American probably more than most of the people that actually work for them, and the last thing I want to see is them having such financial issues.
However as I've already stated I personally feel this fleet renewal plan is impossible and impractical operationally no matter how it looks on paper. Perhaps labor may just end up saving the airline again???
Last great American industry being put to rest by unions, too bad. They will soon be basing these repair facilities just over the borders of Canada and Mexico, maybe off shore on a tiny island.
I guess I'm just too close to it, yet not close enough. Got some good friends down there that keep me current in their RJ's plus if they get in a bind, I can slip over and pull their tail out of a crack on one of the big ones. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out, but th3182, and Rick, you are both very correct, something has to change
Maybe we should learn from Southwest who prior to the Air Tran merger flew all B737 airplanes and one would have to admit,they arent doing so bad.
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