AA to buy a Regional

[CLARKGRSWOLD]

Just what I heard ? Wonder if they are having trouble getting more 700's for eagle ?

 

[Raoul Duke]

I heard they have been considering buying Mesa

 

[777forever]

Not happening. Have you seen AA's debt to capital ratio?

They have a very tense labor situation on their hands

And per the scope restrictions they can't get anymore 700s. Moreover the 700s are supposed to go mainline when it becomes "cost neutral" to do so.

 

[CLARKGRSWOLD]

we all know that if MGMT wants to do something they will..

 

[FO 4 Life]

Just what I heard ? Wonder if they are having trouble getting more 700's for eagle ?

Wouldn't matter if they are. APA SCOPE.

 

[Draginass]

Buy Mesa, huh? Great. Then AMR can have two crappy commuters instead of just one.

 

[NRHPilot]

There is always more to the story.

 

[hou757]

Rumor of JetBlue...

 

[DGdaPilot]

The only flying another regional could do for AA would be on 50 seat or less aircraft. The CRJs are scoped into Eagle by APA's contract. I would need to double check as to whether the ATRs are scoped specifically to us too.

 

[OurMoney1]

AMR to buy Jetblue.

Scraps the Airbus as the airplane comes up for service checks. At the same time does not renew crew contracts as the airframes start to disappear. Jetblue pilots hit the street.

Keeps the Ejet/jblu certif making it their next wholly owned.

The big ??? Who flies the Ejet? Answer; AA furloughees after a lengthy battle of scope and who has bigger balls.

Those Jetblue pilots all have an expiration date on them. They all work under contracts that are up for renewal someday.

 

[bluechunks]

Those Jetblue pilots all have an expiration date on them. They all work under contracts that are up for renewal someday.

FWIW, eventual contract renewal is not even the limiting factor for JetBlue pilots.

Their individual contracts have an "out" clause for the company that only guarantees one year of pilot employment in the event of merger or buyout.

 

[OurMoney1]

FWIW, eventual contract renewal is not even the limiting factor for JetBlue pilots.

Their individual contracts have an "out" clause for the company that only guarantees one year of pilot employment in the event of merger or buyout.

My point being B6 pilots are easily disposable.

 

[CX880]

Not happening. Have you seen A

ASA will buy AMR. To get 986 airplanes.

 

[FO 4 Life]

I would need to double check as to whether the ATRs are scoped specifically to us too.

I think the ATRs are exempted by the specific serial numbers on each plane.

 

[Draginass]

AMR to buy Jetblue.
Scraps the Airbus as the airplane comes up for service checks. At the same time does not renew crew contracts as the airframes start to disappear. Jetblue pilots hit the street.

Keeps the Ejet/jblu certif making it their next wholly owned.

The big ??? Who flies the Ejet? Answer; AA furloughees after a lengthy battle of scope and who has bigger balls.

Those Jetblue pilots all have an expiration date on them. They all work under contracts that are up for renewal someday.

Delusional. Even assuming that AA could get the money, why would anyone loan money to them so they buy a very expensive Jetblue, then scrap most of it . . . to get a few crappy little Ejets?? The value at Jetblue is the A320s, not a few Ejets. AA could buy Ejets right now if they wanted and could probably cut a deal for payrates at AA and get some furloughees back to work. But AA hasn't, probably doesn't want it, and probably won't. They haven't even mentioned in negotiations wanting anything more than to replace 50 seaters with 70 seaters at AE. AE is their primary problem. AE is rapidly becoming obsolete with a mostly 50 seat fleet.