Someone just told me Eagle was awarded the ramp handling contract at PDX, which is what they're hiring for, even though they won't have any Eagle flying at PDX. It's been 10 years since AA sold off AMR Services, so I guess Eagle sees some growth opportunity in that line of business... if they pick up ramp handling contracts elsewhere, it makes them look a little better as a spin-off....
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Well if we can't keep it "in house"(AA),...............better to keep it "in the family'(AMR)
No one wants to see it come down to this, but truth be told,.........HDQ's is looking for AA retirees to work as independent contractors.(ex: agents who can teach the eaglets to ticket/board)
As for the ramp, in a case like this, I'd rather have A/E doing the ramp, than "ACME assoc.".
As you know well ..E....whether or not APA signs off on E/Cjets, A/E can work above/below the wing on any station not within the minimal annual dept. MAINLINE figures.
I've been saying for years, that to save money, and NOT sacrifice Mainline a/c, that many "b" stations could be turned over to A/E.
Look at BDL for example. They could still run DFWx4...SJUx1 and MIAx1 Mainline, plus A/E..ORDx4..STLx3
and RDUx3 and be within the contract.
As you also remember,..HDQ had no problem..Eagle-izing upstate NY(BUF/ROC/SYR/ALB) plus PVD(and they COULD HAVE run a mainline MIA and DFWx1 !
Hey, here's one I bet you didn't hear about.
"BOS" has ZERO widebody(Domestic) lift.
This could be the early 80's all over again.