White House petetion to withdraw suit

[DorkProp]

Please sign and share:

http://wh.gov/lg0kr

 

[APFPilot]

Please sign and share:

http://wh.gov/lg0kr

You speak for the traveling public now?

 

[Lampshade]

This merger is good for industry wide compensation and stability. Sign it!

 

[Flyer1015]

This merger is good for industry wide compensation and stability. Sign it!

Why? Because the East didn't accept a binding arbitration award and threw out ALPA? This merger will result in a loss of jobs for employees.

 

[waveflyer]

Why? Because the East didn't accept a binding arbitration award and threw out ALPA? This merger will result in a loss of jobs for employees.

How do you know that?

And lets say you did, how do you know a lack of merger will not result in MORE losses for employees ?

 

[Bake]

hasn't got much traction

 

[Flyer1015]

How do you know that?

And lets say you did, how do you know a lack of merger will not result in MORE losses for employees ?

Simple. Past recent history of legacy mergers. NWA and Delta touted the same things this AA/US merger is touting. In the end, MEM hub gone and pretty much the same for Cincy. All those airport agents were jobless, only some got to relocate. Combined pilot group totals end up lower than when you consider the two standalone. Mark my words if this merger does go through, one of PHL, CLT, DCA, or PHL will no longer be a hub and the associated job losses will follow. Any market in which both AA and US have overlapping presence will get capacity cuts and therefore will point to lower employee levels.


Lack of merger not result in more losses for employees? That shouldn't happen considering how much $$$$$ AMR and LCC are raking in. They are profitable, and their operations should continue. It seems though that neither side has any plans for a standalone carrier in case the merger fell through, and that is a sad fact. Management only cares about cashing out in the merger and not what happens to the company afterwards. Any competent executive leadership would have a plan A for the merger and a plan B for standalone in case the merger fell apart.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Simple. Past recent history of legacy mergers. NWA and Delta touted the same things this AA/US merger is touting. In the end, MEM hub gone and pretty much the same for Cincy. All those airport agents were jobless, only some got to relocate. Combined pilot group totals end up lower than when you consider the two standalone. Mark my words if this merger does go through, one of PHL, CLT, DCA, or PHL will no longer be a hub and the associated job losses will follow. Any market in which both AA and US have overlapping presence will get capacity cuts and therefore will point to lower employee levels.


Lack of merger not result in more losses for employees? That shouldn't happen considering how much $$$$$ AMR and LCC are raking in. They are profitable, and their operations should continue. It seems though that neither side has any plans for a standalone carrier in case the merger fell through, and that is a sad fact. Management only cares about cashing out in the merger and not what happens to the company afterwards. Any competent executive leadership would have a plan A for the merger and a plan B for standalone in case the merger fell apart.

I'm guessing one of the Phillys will be the first hub to close.

 

[rumpletumbler]

Only 98999 more signatures to go. Lol

 

[General Lee]

Well, atleast 3 mergers already happened. That did help the industry somewhat. The DOJ going against this merger will be interesting. Will AMR make it out of BK? What will happen to US? When will the NIC award be implemented? Interesting times, but the DOJ really was against this one. I wonder why? A petition to the WH is admirable, but the thought of "consumer protection" may have just popped up, and that could mean showing up last to the dance, may mean this merger does not happen at all.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[kommutrdog]

Chairman Obamao in the WH doesn't give a ratzz azz about anyone except him and what's good for his cronies.

Waste of time.

 

[Remington]

Not sure AA and USair can be used in the same sentence with "stability."

 

[Bringupthebird]

Mergers don't eliminate competition long-term. If there is money to be made Airbus will lease someone with VC the airplanes they need to be "the next Southwest". The DOJ suit just made that a little more difficult for the little guy by protecting US and AA from their own mistakes.

Furthermore, there are very, very few cities with unsubsidized service that don't have multiple airline options. The consumer just has to put a value on non-stop service. If it's too expensive to take US non-stop, you take DL with a stop in ATL.

When Obama nationalized GM, he never said it was to protect the consumer from Ford and Toyota taking advantage of them.

 

[Little_Bill]

To borrow a line from a classic,

You said PHL twice.
I like PHL! Sorry Mel B

Carry on

 

[fareview]

For the love of God and the profession DorkProp.

Edit the thread and spell PETITION correctly.

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