AA to start unlimited Jumpseat reciprocal agreement...

[Hoot R. Hunter]

I believe the 18-24 months of post-furlough travel bennies are only applicable to those axed after the signing after the historic concessionary contract of 2003. Sort of a consolation prize for those who had their furlough protection signed, sealed, and delivered to the company by their own union negotiators and now find themselves on the street.

Native AA, furloughed 10-1-2001, 10 days furlough notice, no travel benefits.

My eyes are wide open, how about yours?

 

[ALCOHOLIC]

You have go to be kidding me. Are you really that stupid. Do a little bit of research before you open you mouth next time...

From the AA pilots website:

Furlough Travel
Summary Fact Sheet
Furlough/Layoff Travel Privileges
Applicable Workgroups: All AA and Eagle employees
Furloughed or laid off employees affected by the current restructuring efforts will now receive 18
months of travel privileges after leaving American Airlines/American Eagle. This change is a
significant improvement to the 90 days of travel previously offered.

The additional 6 months came if you had no sick calls prior to your furlough. Please get your facts straight before you go flapping your yap. I can post the other info if you still refuse to open your eyes.

 

[viking737]

From the APA President today at the MIA union meeting.
Expect to see the unlimited jumpseats announced within 2 weeks!

 

[FO 4 Life]

Hey Mach Zero,

Wanna take a guess on who was pushing for the unlimited j/s? So sorry, no change you policy. You same as AA. You change theirs first.

Nothing like sitting R3 in LAX watching Bruce Lee.

 

[holdon]

Little Sister is an agent for AA and she claims that the new codes are already loaded in the computer. Really hope this is true......

 

[ALCOHOLIC]

Little Sister is an agent for AA and she claims that the new codes are already loaded in the computer. Really hope this is true......

TR,

You have a sister.

hmmmmmm

 

[amcnd]

We took two jumpseat riders today on Eagle. The gate told them they could. So I hope its true. This may influence Delta and United to get with the program.

 

[pilot141]

From the AA pilots website:

Furlough Travel
Summary Fact Sheet
Furlough/Layoff Travel Privileges
Applicable Workgroups: All AA and Eagle employees
Furloughed or laid off employees affected by the current restructuring efforts will now receive 18
months of travel privileges after leaving American Airlines/American Eagle. This change is a
significant improvement to the 90 days of travel previously offered.

The additional 6 months came if you had no sick calls prior to your furlough. Please get your facts straight before you go flapping your yap. I can post the other info if you still refuse to open your eyes.

yaks, you are acting like the clueless "guy with a job" here.

The folks cut loose on 10/1/2001 got nothing. The next few months saw some furloughs with no benefits. We then went almost a year with no furloughs. When they came again, they had a new policy: 90 days travel, but 6 months if you don't call in sick. AA was rewarding people for not calling in sick, apparently in response to the "sudden rise" in sick rates at the new STL hub (shocking!).

Well, seeing my furlough number on the wall, I called my sister the lawyer. After hearing this she called AA. Now, I know that she did not change the policy. But what I DO know is that enough lawyers called AA and told them that encouraging their pilots to fly while sick in order to increase their travel benefits was not a good thing.

Shortly thereafter Arpey took over and offered up the new travel program. With virtually no cost to the company he engendered enormous goodwill by being perceived as doing the "right thing." What he actually did was stop doing the "illegal thing".

This new travel program is what you quoted in your post. It applies to you, but not to everyone else.

 

[8vATE]

Now if we can get the "Delta Professionals" to join the 21rst century in reciprocal jumpseats.... we'll be on a roll...

Too bad the Delta pilot group and Delta mgt. are so short-sighted and self-absorbed that if it "doesn't affect them" ... they could care less about anyone else....

I hate making the jumpseat a political topic.... but these guys need to either start being "reciprocal" or people need to start saying "sorry".. we already have one j/s and you guys need to update your program....

 

[DonVerita]

I don't suppose this means AA is finally going to get rid of their seperate Domestic J/S list, International J/S list and just combine them both into 1 list like most other airlines do.

 

[igneousy2]

I worked for AMR long enough to know that nothing happens their unless there is a spreadsheet somewhere in Centerport that shows a monetary benefit for AMR.

They probably want an extra person to sell meals to in coach.

 

[holdon]

TR,

You have a sister.

hmmmmmm

Yea and STAY AWAY FROM HER, I know your kind!