American Execs Receive Mercedes' As Perk?

[MOACCRecipient]

Flight Crew from DFW reports 49 AA Execs take delivery of Mercedes Benz' as perk. Fact of Fiction? Are we sharing in the sacrifice or pulling together winning together.

 

[FWAAA]

What's a typical lease payment on a new MBZ? $500?

So what are we talking about here - maybe $25k monthly?

Who cares?

 

[operaations]

Flight Crew from DFW reports 49 AA Execs take delivery of Mercedes Benz' as perk. Fact of Fiction? Are we sharing in the sacrifice or pulling together winning together

You make me sick....To start a rumor about recieving Mercedes as a perk. Come to DFW i will personally take you through the Top Execs parking garage. There are no perks of any sort that deal with new mercedes. This subject should be closed. All MOACC is doing is trying to stirr a hornets nest.

 

[FA Mikey]

Its the latest thing on the line. Didn't we go through this rumor last year as well?

 

[FWAAA]

I heard that these same 49 execs can requisition any plane in the fleet for use as their own private jet, whenever they want. Some take weekend trips to LHR or CDG or GIG on nearly-empty 777s. How unfair.

 

[Garfield1966]

Well I heard they are being offered a 5,000 sq ft chalet in Switerland with a built in vault to hold the gold bullion.

 

[MOACCRecipient]

Hey wait a minute,
I did not intend to start a rumor, I only passed along what a DFW cockpit flight crew said and was asking for fact or fiction......Actually in the here and now I would be surprised at such blatant disregard for our companies funds. Wouldn't you?
Sorry if I offended anyone.

 

[WingNaPrayer]

Not even I would believe something this blatantly stupid, and I LOVE a good scandal!

Now, if someone said that the execs were offered a deal on the personal purchase or lease of a mercedes at the local dealership, I might buy that, rumor or not, since there would be absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Sorry, the OP was absolutely starting a troll post on this one.

 

[FWAAA]

Actually in the here and now I would be surprised at such blatant disregard for our companies funds. Wouldn't you?

Even if it were true (and it probably isn't), I would not agree that leasing 49 MBZ would constitute a blatant disregard for the company's funds. Lots of people in this world get employer-provided automobiles. Just because the flight crews haven't negotiated for them doesn't mean it would be wrong for the executives to get them. After all, they also successfully negotiate far fatter paychecks than any flight crew members.

Besides, if $25k/mo in cars is all it takes to get them to stay, then that would be a cheap incentive for 49 executives. Have you seen how much they get paid? B)

What ought to matter to you and your rumor-mongering flight crew friends is whether management has given up its fair share of $$$ (counting all of their compensation), not nit-picking over the propriety each specific item of compensation.

 

[Garfield1966]

I heard they are going to negotiate for 49 Ferraris next year.

MOACCRecipient, buy a vowle and get a clue will you.

 

[LiveInAHotel]

Are you sure they're trying to negotiate for Ferrari's next year? I thought the 49 top exec's were negotiating for the world's most expensive car. The $4 Million Dollar Gold Plated Lamborghini.

See it for yourself: The $4 Million Dollar Gold Plated Lamborghini

 

[j7915]

Even if it were true (and it probably isn't), I would not agree that leasing 49 MBZ would constitute a blatant disregard for the company's funds. Lots of people in this world get employer-provided automobiles. Just because the flight crews haven't negotiated for them doesn't mean it would be wrong for the executives to get them. After all, they also successfully negotiate far fatter paychecks than any flight crew members.

Besides, if $25k/mo in cars is all it takes to get them to stay, then that would be a cheap incentive for 49 executives. Have you seen how much they get paid? B)

What ought to matter to you and your rumor-mongering flight crew friends is whether management has given up its fair share of $$$ (counting all of their compensation), not nit-picking over the propriety each specific item of compensation.

Sorry, but that is a blatant waste of company money. The "other ranks" have to drive to work every day also and do not get their transportation subsidized. Just because other companies do it does not make it right.

Management should either step up and live as others, or stop the BS propaganda about how all employees are necessary.

This is just like the preferred retirement for the golden 45 VPs, it was not really the money, but the greed and cover your ass attitude, the got Carty fired.

 

[Mach85ER]

Besides, if $25k/mo in cars is all it takes to get them to stay, then that would be a cheap incentive for 49 executives. Have you seen how much they get paid? B)

If an executive is dumb enough to decide to stay at AA for a $500/month car
payment, he isn't smart enough to be in an executive postion anywhere, let
alone AA.

 

[limit]

Ouch!!!!!!

 

[Garfield1966]

I'd stay if someone gave me a Ferrari. To me a Ferrari is like a Clondike(sp) bar. Not a heck of alot I would not do for one lol. Then again, I make a hell of alot less than they do but ......