Hey Pals, is USAir BEGGING for a merger? Seems like it.

[Turtle21]

AA has had, what, some 20 years of labor strife. C'mon, there's gotta be some compatibility there. Whenever I hear my colleagues complaining about how bad things are over here I tell them at least we're not at AA. (and yes, I still have an AA seniority number)

So you got punked by ALPA when AA bought TWA, then AA punked you so you sought employment at AWA, then you thought your salivation (pun intended) had arrived when Nic finally made up for all the mistakes ALPA made. Its a terrible shame that ALPA couldn't get things right the first time.

 

[TWA Dude]

I never met Mr Nicolau so he couldn't possibly know my history.

 

[jws717]

Only the biggest IDIOT CEO in the world would want to merge with or buy the Rosemary's Baby of the airline industry. Oh, wait a tick, we ARE talking about airline execs here. Proceed!

Which one is rosemary's baby? US Air making money or AA still bleeding cash.

 

[alaskaplt]

They could always try to snag ALK and become more attractive to the bigger fish. Hopefully for ALK that doesn't happen.

Sweet mother of god let's hope not. Wouldn't surprise me at all though. Seems as though Delta would step in and take alaska if that were to happen though. But who knows anymore. I could see usairways trying to buy american. Barely seems more ludicrous than them trying to buy delta for $10billion like they tried a few years ago. All I know is the possible scenarios are running out with AS, HAL, Jetblue and lcc all that is left to be merged.

 

[gutshotdraw]

Which one is rosemary's baby? US Air making money or AA still bleeding cash.

Please. USAirways is the worst abortion in the history of the industry. I remember flying Cactus in Phoenix the day the buyout was announced and asking the gate agent what Parker was smoking. He ruined a perfectly good airline when he bought out the most dysfunctional airline in U.S. history. Ask ANY road warrior airline passenger what the WORST airline in the country is and the answer is the same: USAir.

 

[eaglesview]

Like what happened in 2005? Possibly. Let's wait until it's within days of liquidation again and see which smaller yet solvent airline picks it off.

You and your "they were days from liquidating." Being from TWA you should know better. TWA was "going out of business next week," for years.

If you were so solvent why has the West been the side that's shrinking??

 

[TWA Dude]

You and your "they were days from liquidating." Being from TWA you should know better. TWA was "going out of business next week," for years.

Reality clashes with your revisionist view of history.

If you were so solvent why has the West been the side that's shrinking??

Do you know what 'solvent' means? I could tell you but you'll learn it better if you look it up yourself. After you look it up you'll see how your question doesn't make sense.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Can I have an AMEN to that!!!

Yes, USAir will "merge" all right, the east to a major- PHX to Republic. Enjoy your relative seniority boyz!

Hi Job stealer:
Looks like the only thing US Air east has done for the industry is to keep pay rates down.
Congrats on that!
Now get back to the kitchen and make MCDU some dinner.

 

[Citjok]

Hi Job stealer:
Looks like the only thing US Air east has done for the industry is to keep pay rates down.
Congrats on that!
Now get back to the kitchen and make MCDU some dinner.

And don't forget those pay rates where accepted by ALPA. Yes, the pilot group ratified them, but under the gun that ALPA was holding at their heads. Sounds familiar?.

 

[TWA Dude]

Yes, the pilot group ratified them, but under the gun that ALPA was holding at their heads.

Curiosity is getting the better of me so I gotta ask: what 'gun' are you referring to? I'm dying to know how ALPA forced the US Airways pilots to vote for a contract. Do you think ALPA was also on that grassy knoll in Dallas back in '63?

(And for the record, I don't think the US Airways pilots had much choice. When your company is in bankruptcy you'll give concessions or they'll be forced on you anyway. Of course, they could've gotten a shiny new contract back in 2007 but instead threw a tantrum that continues to this day.)

 

[Metrojet]

AA has had, what, some 20 years of labor strife. C'mon, there's gotta be some compatibility there. Whenever I hear my colleagues complaining about how bad things are over here I tell them at least we're not at AA. (and yes, I still have an AA seniority number)

IF/WHEN Mr. Nic does the SLI for US/AA - which seniority number are you going to request him to use? AA, AWA, US, DOH, Ratio, first day you decided you wanted to be an airline pilot?????????

When he gives you an answer - please let us know, so I can send him a request also! I have a few different seniority numbers too!

Metrojet

 

[St. Nic]

Hi Job stealer:
Looks like the only thing US Air east has done for the industry is to keep pay rates down.
Congrats on that!
Now get back to the kitchen and make MCDU some dinner.

Listen you RJ driver, you don't need to keep embarrasing your self. Are you accusing me of stealing a lowly AWA job? HA HA Get real. They are the bottom of the barrel for so many years- who would ever envy what they have. Nobody, except maybe an jr pilot like you. Seems you have a lot in common mr RJ pilot.

 

[TWA Dude]

IF/WHEN Mr. Nic does the SLI for US/AA - which seniority number are you going to request him to use?
Metrojet

If such a merge should come to pass the arbitrator won't be concerned with pilots like me. Just like the furloughed AAA pilots who were hired at AWA, the higher of the two numbers will be the keeper.

 

[DustyBottoms]

Listen you RJ driver, you don't need to keep embarrasing your self. Are you accusing me of stealing a lowly AWA job? HA HA Get real. They are the bottom of the barrel for so many years- who would ever envy what they have. Nobody, except maybe an jr pilot like you. Seems you have a lot in common mr RJ pilot.

Drink much?

 

[JetMonkey]

Sweet mother of god let's hope not.

If God has a mother, who made her?? Btw, how bout showing a li'l more respect and capitalize that name..