AA lets the ax fall again... 44 more on 3/2/05

[Hoot R. Hunter]

.... Most unions discourage the picking up of open time/ overtime, however here at the APA most of the pilots senior to us don't really give a hoot, they are mostly in it for themselves. It is a proven concept that the more pilots stay out of open time, the more the company hurts trying to fill the schedule <WOW WHAT A CONCEPT, LISTEN UP, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE>

73

Welcome to the CRAAPA wimp-line for Friday, January 7. Our members can now come out from under their cribs and freshen up their Pampers. The week has come and gone without the rumored "big announcement". I was pretty certain this was going to be the case as I'm sure the boss would have mentoned something to me after I finished detailing his car the other day at Centrefort. Don't you even worry a little about these silly little fare reductions. As teAAm plAAyers we stand ready and willing to more than offset these revenue losses with givebAAcks of our own. And what the heck, we'll just raise the monthly max a little here, fly a little OT there, throw a few more junior pukes on the junk heap, and it'll all be a wash on the W-2s. Of far more lasting importance is the fact that our agenda to leave no concesssionary stone unturned is gaining unprecendented momentum. I am happy to announce that our BOS and ORD bases have now joined DCA in obtaining the official designation of management domiciles. Well done. That's all for today, thanks for calling.

 

[aa73]

That pretty much sums it up, thanks.

73

 

[jetexas]

It's not just the unions.
Internal memo from the leadership over at that centrefort..

We MUST develop ways to fight those pesky LCC's. We'll cut costs. We'll furlough employees. Most importantly, we MUST NEVER change the iron fisted corporate culture around here to gain trust, instill motivation, promote team effort and allow employees to breathe!

 

[TWA Dude]

We MUST develop ways to fight those pesky LCC's.

The old expression, "If you can't beat 'em; join 'em!" comes to mind.