Rumor. American to hire by summer?

[General Lee]

Mergers always create excess. Prepare for delayed hiring if USAir and AA merge. I do see United/Cal hiring soon though.

I disagree with the US part. Mergers create excess if there is a lot of overlap. I don't see that with this merger, although PHL and JFK are a bit close, but one has more domestic flying(PHL) and the other can do well with O&D traffic alone from NYC. There will also be guarantees by management to local gov'ts to keep bases for a certain amount of time(maybe 2 or so years)to gain Govt approval for the merger. In the meantime, the number of retirements for US and AA will grow. I have heard a lot of the AA guys may leave after they get their merger share ($$$$) after the merger, and that along with the huge number of old timers at US East leaving should lead to continued hiring there most likely.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[johnsonrod]

Air Cal will be hiring on the Bae 146 out of SNA and RNO.

 

[cameltoad]

As far as the Eagle flow ups,,,,,be ready for a hard landing for the Eagle guys with the new "AA"

 

[goahead]

As far as the Eagle flow ups,,,,,be ready for a hard landing for the Eagle guys with the new "AA"

meaning????

 

[aa73]

I definitely think they'll be hiring by summer. I read somewhere on our union board that they were getting the new hire office reopened starting this spring. As far as who wants to come here, vs DL/UA... remains to be seen. Our TA is quite a bit below theirs, and if I recall, new hire pay is $40/hr vs their 60/hr.

 

[Monster Buck]

Ever airline says this when they want the pilots to sign something.

 

[Turtle21]

Ever airline says this when they want the pilots to sign something.

<<applause>>

A pilot of experience!!

 

[CommanderHoek]

I started class at National on the DC-8. Miami based. Heard we are getting two 747s and maybe some DC-10s. Exciting times.

 

[JetMonkey]

I started class at National on the DC-8. Miami based. Heard we are getting two 747s and maybe some DC-10s. Exciting times.

Damn! You one old mutha f#cka..

 

[drinksonme]

TWA by May of 1997.......you heard it here first.