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Flight cancellations have spiked at American Airlines, which is fighting with unhappy pilots.
The Wall Street Journal's veteran travel reporter, Scott McCartney, on Tuesday told travelers to avoid the carrier because "American's operation is in shambles."
Denny Kelly, an aviation expert and former pilot, said he agreed that travelers should avoid the Fort Worth-based airline.
"If you're going to fly a trip from Dallas to someplace and you have a choice, and you have to be there on time or within a reasonable amount of time ... why take a chance on American?" he said. "Why take a chance on [if] a flight's going to be delayed or canceled? Go on somebody else that doesn't have that problem."
But that could be easier said than done when flying in or out of North Texas.

"The problem is, at DFW, 75 percent of the flights are American, so what do you do?" Kelly said.
American said on Monday that it would reduce the number of flights at least partly because of staffing shortages.
American spokesman Bruce Hicks said the airline was cutting its schedule for the rest of September and October by 1 to 2 percent because of "a number of factors." Among them is an increase in pilots calling in sick and maintenance reports filed by flight crews.
The airline has struggled over the past few days with a large number of pilots calling in sick and a higher-than-usual number of requests for aircraft maintenance.
An American Airlines representative told NBC 5 on Tuesday that it is aware of the higher sick levels and maintenance requests. The company said the airline is being proactive and is taking steps now to prevent more problems in the future.
American canceled more flights on Sunday and Monday than any other airline.
On Tuesday, only 53 percent of American's flights arrived on time.
"I would say it's about a D-minus," Kelly said.
Tuesday's on-time number was higher than Monday's 39 percent and Sunday's 48 percent.
Kelly said the situation is ultimately the fault of the airline's management because of how it has mistreated the pilots.
"The pilots are the ones that are involved in this job action, if you will," he said. "And, of course, it's not organized, they say. But that's exactly what it is. And the bottom line is, if a pilot follows every rule in the FARs — the federal regulations — the contract, the company regulations, they'll shut the airline down, and that's exactly what they're doing."
 
And the bottom line is, if a pilot follows every rule in the FARs — the federal regulations — the contract, the company regulations, they'll shut the airline down, and that's exactly what they're doing."

So, which regs, rules, and contractual parts should pilots follow? Which ones should just be disregarded to keep the airline running on-time? Should they fly with broken parts on the plane?

For a guy that is a "former pilot," this McCartney guy sure sounds like the typical, sensationalist journalist... He of all people should know better....
 
Not a sponsored union effort by any means...


Just 10,000 pissed off individual pilots. Did Horton not see this coming, or does he just think he can weather the storm. I see it getting much, MUCH worse.
 
American's greatest fear has always been, what if the pilots get it right this time...

Hopefully they do better then the Eastern, PanAm, etc. pilots. While one can debate what one is owed the reality is always the rock only has so much blood to give; fair or not.

Good luck to all.
 
They'll succeed....too many pissed off pilots are like a queen bee before polinization!

Stay strong, win won for the F/O's who have no hope!
 
Flight cancellations have spiked at American Airlines, which is fighting with unhappy pilots.
The Wall Street Journal's veteran travel reporter, Scott McCartney, on Tuesday told travelers to avoid the carrier because "American's operation is in shambles."
Denny Kelly, an aviation expert and former pilot, said he agreed that travelers should avoid the Fort Worth-based airline.
"If you're going to fly a trip from Dallas to someplace and you have a choice, and you have to be there on time or within a reasonable amount of time ... why take a chance on American?" he said. "Why take a chance on [if] a flight's going to be delayed or canceled? Go on somebody else that doesn't have that problem."
But that could be easier said than done when flying in or out of North Texas.

"The problem is, at DFW, 75 percent of the flights are American, so what do you do?" Kelly said.
American said on Monday that it would reduce the number of flights at least partly because of staffing shortages.
American spokesman Bruce Hicks said the airline was cutting its schedule for the rest of September and October by 1 to 2 percent because of "a number of factors." Among them is an increase in pilots calling in sick and maintenance reports filed by flight crews.
The airline has struggled over the past few days with a large number of pilots calling in sick and a higher-than-usual number of requests for aircraft maintenance.
An American Airlines representative told NBC 5 on Tuesday that it is aware of the higher sick levels and maintenance requests. The company said the airline is being proactive and is taking steps now to prevent more problems in the future.
American canceled more flights on Sunday and Monday than any other airline.
On Tuesday, only 53 percent of American's flights arrived on time.
"I would say it's about a D-minus," Kelly said.
Tuesday's on-time number was higher than Monday's 39 percent and Sunday's 48 percent.
Kelly said the situation is ultimately the fault of the airline's management because of how it has mistreated the pilots.
"The pilots are the ones that are involved in this job action, if you will," he said. "And, of course, it's not organized, they say. But that's exactly what it is. And the bottom line is, if a pilot follows every rule in the FARs — the federal regulations — the contract, the company regulations, they'll shut the airline down, and that's exactly what they're doing."

gets it.
 
Not a sponsored union effort by any means...


Just 10,000 pissed off individual pilots. Did Horton not see this coming, or does he just think he can weather the storm. I see it getting much, MUCH worse.

Sounds like the Airtran side. Exchange 10,000 with 1,500 and Horton with Kelly.
 
Hang in there my APA brothers!
 

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