AMR Is Said to Be in Talks With JetBlue Airways to Widen Booking Agreement

[WorldTraveler]

I completely agree, Hopeful. AA cannot restructure until it finds a business plan that works with its current cost structure or obtains labor agreements that permit it to do the things it needs to do...
that is why I say that talk of an expansion of the agreement with B6 might work under the current labor agreements but it is bound to increase tensions if all that happens is that AA continues to leave markets only to turn around and codeshare on B6 flights.
Labor won't agree to an expansion of the B6 agreeement until they get something out of it... and it is possible that AA's continued expansion of the current B6 arrangement without "wins" for labor will only result in more labor/mgmt problems, not less, which will only further delay the a necessary and more complete restructuring.

 

[Super FLUF]

don't you think the company needs to bring this to the negotiation table(s) and try to work out new labor agreements rather than continually trying to shaft the employees first?

In a company run by bean counters, the path of least financial resistance is the one that is followed. If that means shafting the employees, that is exactly what they will do.

Extra productivity and efficiency created by a happy and well motivated work force never seems to have a place on their spreadsheets.

Please welcome the new VP of HR: