US Airways & American

[OPECJet]

Says the rookie west pilot holding a lottery ticket he can't cash! LOL

What lottery in hell did he win?

 

[shon7]

This merger is going to be like watching two really ugly fat people have sex. It will take a long time to figure out but in the end both participants will get screwed.

so true. with so much bad blood they might just let the seniority integration be done on management discretion.

 

[Citjok]

The finance people (beancounters) behind doors don't give a crap about employees. As long as airplanes takeoff is all good. Seniority disputes is at the bottom of their priorities. We as pilots get the ulcer and they keep the cash. Wow what a concept.

 

[fam62c]

What do you mean the employees will go nowhere? Depending on what they give up, they will probably follow the planes, unless the planes sit in the desert for 2 years. Some airlines do want pieces, but if the pieces are big enough, then they should follow. It's a chance also to get rid of AA management.


Godspeed!


The OYSter

Maybe, but most of the MD-80's would probably get parked. Some pilots might find homes at the bottom of a list but many jobs would likely be lost. In a liquidation the secured creditors want maximum return, they are not concerned about where the employees go. I don't think most of the AMR employees want to roll the dice, they saw how it worked out for TWA, they don't want to BE TWA. Nobody is going to give these guys anywhere near DOH, SW proved that you don't have to if you have the upper hand. In the end the AMR employees are going to support a stand-alone plan and hope for future success of the company.

Who knows, anything can happen, but I would put my money on them staying intact and independent. The management team will push hard for this because their big windfall will be in a future IPO where they can cash in the equity stake that management teams always (undeservedly) seem to be awarded in these situations. Many of the creditors have the same hope, equity is their only real shot at a return.

 

[The Prussian]

QUOTE=TWA Dude;2279729] The Bond-McKaskill law was supposed to fix that problem by forcing binding arbitration but as the AirTran pilots know too well a wily CEO can easily get around that.[/QUOTE]

Moot point...the outcome speaks for itself...any governmental binding decree in our case, would probably be vehemently contested for decades to come,...as you're unfortunately, but most likely, destined to find out. In our case, we avoided that outcome.

 

[Hpilot]

It's going to be straight DOH. The TWA pilots wanted and deserved DOH. This merger is going to happen and it will be DOH. PHX is going to be flushed to Republic and they can enjoy their relative seniority integration wtih another regional which is all AWA ever was a regional!

Yeah, with your pathetic batting average I’m shaking in my custom made baby seal leather boots!

 

[Hpilot]

DOH could never be the merger protocol for a US AA merger. The AA merger with TWA wasnt DOH so any merged list can't take a current TWA pilot and make him senior to AA pilots he is currently junior to. There would be thousands of lawsuits.

Yes WE know that, but dumb-dumb doesn't know that. His pathetic union has told him they can just re-arrange seniority any way they like, legal or not. Didn't you know? Seniority is just like crew meals.

 

[Hpilot]

More like the APA will flush USAPA down the can, and then the NIC award will be implemented FULLY. Then, it will go to arbitration again for the AA/US merger, and all will be "right" in the Universe.


Godspeed!


The OYSter

BINGO! You've just won yourself a brand new Mike Cleary toy figure. It
has a reversible diaper and thumb sucking hand action!

 

[Scoot 11]

Says the rookie west pilot holding a lottery ticket he can't cash! LOL

That goes to show your arrogance, and ignorance junior. I don't work for Us Airways.

 

[dugan jones]

You won't find one pilot at Us Air east with an ounce of integrity.

So without having ever met me you were able to determine that I do not have an ounce of integrity. :laugh: