Eagle no longer for sale?

[siucavflight]

Had a friend back in the states send me an email saying that Eagle was no longer for sale, can anyone confirm or deny this rumor?

 

[Flyby1206]

AMR press release came out a few days ago and a very small portion of it said the sale of Eagle is on hold due to the economy etc. It said they still plan on divesting AE at a later date, but not the near future.

 

[siucavflight]

So they are planning to use Eagle to strong arm the APA in talks. No surprise there.

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

Bullseye

So they are planning to use Eagle to strong arm the APA in talks. No surprise there.

You get the gist of what's going on.

 

[jmreii]

use them and then throw them away

 

[7574EVER]

First I get used by women....then the airlines. Damn my life sucks.

 

[Flyer1015]

Eagle no longer for sale?

Who the hell, in their right mind, would want to buy a regional airline these days?

 

[twott driver]

Skywest? You read it here first........

 

[Draginass]

So they are planning to use Eagle to strong arm the APA in talks. No surprise there.

After the furloughs and retirements from AA this fall, I wonder what AMR is going to do about the declining number of AA pilots triggering the commuter clause in the APA contract.

That could stop all outsourced flying for AA and effectively kill AE. My guess is that they will furlough right up to that number, then stop. What remains an unknown and what's driving them crazy is the number of early retirements coming up.

Given the number of 37 and 50 seat RJs, AMR knows that AE is basically worthless, hence the withdraw from the used airline market.

 

[Jetjockey]

Don't you mean the pre-owned airline market?

 

[McNugget]

No matter what happens, MESA SUCKS!

 

[Bruno82]

I'm disappointed the sale has been halted. I intended to buy.

 

[Flyby1206]

After the furloughs and retirements from AA this fall, I wonder what AMR is going to do about the declining number of AA pilots triggering the commuter clause in the APA contract.

That could stop all outsourced flying for AA and effectively kill AE. My guess is that they will furlough right up to that number, then stop. What remains an unknown and what's driving them crazy is the number of early retirements coming up.

Given the number of 37 and 50 seat RJs, AMR knows that AE is basically worthless, hence the withdraw from the used airline market.

I fly for AE and would personally like to see this happen and have APA take all the flying themselves. It isnt a popular opinion, but at least it gets it all on one airline and back to the days before scope was given away.

 

[siucavflight]

After the furloughs and retirements from AA this fall, I wonder what AMR is going to do about the declining number of AA pilots triggering the commuter clause in the APA contract.

That could stop all outsourced flying for AA and effectively kill AE. My guess is that they will furlough right up to that number, then stop. What remains an unknown and what's driving them crazy is the number of early retirements coming up.

Given the number of 37 and 50 seat RJs, AMR knows that AE is basically worthless, hence the withdraw from the used airline market.

Thats very easy. AMR goes bankrupt and Eagle still does the flying.

 

[Draginass]

Thats very easy. AMR goes bankrupt and Eagle still does the flying.

And that IS certainly a possibility. Arpey takes it BK (which I have no doubt there is a contingency plan to do), throws out the contract and goes nuclear once and for all on the APA. The senior captains, like in 2003 panic, dunk and cover and sign anything put in front of them. Drop future A-fund contributions, drop pay by another 20%, furlough about 3000 and make a wet noodle of scope. AE gets 100 seat aircraft and a big chunk of domestic.

Hmmm. Maybe that's why Gerald took Eagle off the chopping block.