"What's next now for AA/US possible merger'

[Metrojet]

Now that AA management has said they are returning to the table with the AA pilots and since US and AA are still in the NDA period - does anyone have any rumors or info on what they think is going to happen in the next 15-30 days - and do you think Horton is toast - and what if any part that Parker or Kirby or Isom played in this?

Metrojet

 

[General Lee]

Now that AA management has said they are returning to the table with the AA pilots and since US and AA are still in the NDA period - does anyone have any rumors or info on what they think is going to happen in the next 15-30 days - and do you think Horton is toast - and what if any part that Parker or Kirby or Isom played in this?

Metrojet

The NIC award will stand. That is next.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[captairbusbb]

The NIC award will stand. That is next.



Bye Bye---General Lee

Amen!!

 

[Flybywire44]

Now that AA management has said they are returning to the table with the AA pilots and since US and AA are still in the NDA period - does anyone have any rumors or info on what they think is going to happen in the next 15-30 days - and do you think Horton is toast - and what if any part that Parker or Kirby or Isom played in this?

Metrojet

Does the term sheet expire if the announcement is not made before October?

I'm assuming they announce a merger, progress towards JCBA begins, MOUs are voted in by APA/USAPA and then the seniority integration starts with a 24 month timeline.

Someone fill in the blanks.

 

[whymeworry?]

Horton is gone. AA and USAir will announce merger by the end of the year. The Nic award will stand. As it should have in the first place. Binding arbitration is just that, binding.

Delta will make a bid for Hawaiian in 2013, UAL will settle for Alaska (even though Hawaiin is a better fit), the new USAir/ AA entity will take JBlue.

SWA will continue its own path, Virgin, Spirit, and Frontier will either merge or all 3 will collapse on their own.

 

[Sherpa]

I don't see Spirit collapsing, they are killing it right now in their niche.

 

[BUDDHA145]

Horton is gone.

I just can imagine the size of that parachute!!!



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[Turtle21]

Now that AA management has said they are returning to the table with the AA pilots and since US and AA are still in the NDA period - does anyone have any rumors or info on what they think is going to happen in the next 15-30 days - and do you think Horton is toast - and what if any part that Parker or Kirby or Isom played in this?

Metrojet

Horton will take the parachute then write a book and do university lectures, crowing about how they played the employees for more spoils.

APA will still prove to be the only pilot group that has any testosterone left (ex. if you must put "General" in your screen name on a message board, ...uh, really?, On the other hand, if your handle is "Tiny", you ain't.)...

We will see another TWA style route, tempered slightly by Macaskill-Bond, as the LCC pilots are in chaotic disarray slashing at one another, but the APA pilots are skygods marching in perfect ranks, unafraid to march into fire.

The sun might not come up, but if it does you can sit in your lawn chair and watch. It will be a sight to behold!

 

[Bringupthebird]

I would bet you'll see a new MOU placed in front of the pilots that placates AA mgt for the slowdown paid for with reductions from the former US MOU. US pilots will howl but the USAPA BPR will just shrug their shoulders and eat shrimp at the bar on FPL after sending out a newsletter saying "see, you can't trust Parker".

The Ultra Slim Fast version of the MOU will still pass under pressure from APA to ensure Horton's departure path remains lubricated.

There will be a Pow-Wow between the APA and the BPR where they will be told to shut up and stay out of their way. Most will, but a few will screw things up for the majority, as they have done in the past.

The Tauruses will be donated to charity and a solemn letter from Hummel stating that USAPA is out of cash and will be absorbed into APA at that will be the end of the dumbest experiment in the history of organized labor. The Onion will feature an article about the Mike Cleary Center for Labor Studies. A few will chuckle through gritted teeth.

Doug Parker will go down in history as the man who gained all the benefits of neutering the pilot unions without ever having to touch a knife.

 

[bigtexpilot]

I would bet you'll see a new MOU placed in front of the pilots that placates AA mgt for the slowdown paid for with reductions from the former US MOU. US pilots will howl but the USAPA BPR will just shrug their shoulders and eat shrimp at the bar on FPL after sending out a newsletter saying "see, you can't trust Parker".

The Ultra Slim Fast version of the MOU will still pass under pressure from APA to ensure Horton's departure path remains lubricated.

There will be a Pow-Wow between the APA and the BPR where they will be told to shut up and stay out of their way. Most will, but a few will screw things up for the majority, as they have done in the past.

The Tauruses will be donated to charity and a solemn letter from Hummel stating that USAPA is out of cash and will be absorbed into APA at that will be the end of the dumbest experiment in the history of organized labor. The Onion will feature an article about the Mike Cleary Center for Labor Studies. A few will chuckle through gritted teeth.

Doug Parker will go down in history as the man who gained all the benefits of neutering the pilot unions without ever having to touch a knife.

What he said!