US Airways CEO calls for more consolidation

There is a lady from LGA at my station that says that. "Stab me in the eye with a knife!", she screams. She's from Queens and she has that crazy accent. You need to move out east. New Yorkers crack me up. They look at life differently and it is refreshing.
experience, as in, DOH/LOS, allows one to finally realize that your company has "lost money" for the past fifteen years, yet, still manages to open doors every morning, buy new aircraft, expand, hire more people yet continue to cry the blues the entire time.

Does anyone besides me think that, perhaps the employees are looking at this all wrong? Claiming permanent victim status simply enhances any positives, allowing board members to toss long stem roses in addition to bonus' your way. It is simply a way to milk the corporation.

Executives acting in a "panic" all the time always allows numerous opportunities for change falling through the cracks, into their pockets. The recent "on time" effort was simply equivalent to the US governments "War on (whatever happens to blow their collective skirts up)". When executives say that something is broken, what that means is they need more cash in the till to collect. It is all "legal", stripping resources and cash out of a corporation and all employee concessions do is to allow them to steal more cash at closing time.

It falls to the employee to regulate and to provide oversight of management, tools I do not see available yet at US.

You know, the French kidnap their ethically challenged CEOs. I wonder how that would work, here.
 
DEMAND to fly is dropping dropping dropping ....
Unable to determine what other airports are doing, but in CLT the overflow parking lots are back in use, maybe revenue is dropping but it seems like the demand is still there...
 
Unable to determine what other airports are doing, but in CLT the overflow parking lots are back in use, maybe revenue is dropping but it seems like the demand is still there...


You got that right. So many people you can't even turn around & imo more luggage than ever.
Also so much for no local traffic :lol:
 
My favorite line from that article says both and both American and US Airways have ongoing labor issues that would preferably be resolved before moving on to deal talk. The labor issues at AA are perpetual. As screwed-up as things are at US I guarantee you don't want to be dealing with AMR management.
 
There is simply no way AMR is going to take on Usairways and all its problems. American has spent the last 8 years reducing fleet types and streamlining operations, and buying new planes to replace the older ones. To blow it all by spending millions to buy another money losing operation with a incompatible fleet is ridiculous.

The odds of an AMR take over are even smaller than a UAL take over which is infinitesimal. The next big thing will be an airline closing shop. They are all in precarious situations and no one is safe from extinction.
 
Federal law would probably eliminate any integration method that produced extreme results. I have no idea what DOH would look like with the two FA groups, but one or the other group being stapled would be almost impossible to achieve (I'd say absolutely impossible except for the "never say never" thing).

Jim

Which is why the mind boggles. Given the SCOPE clause in the APFA contract, they could block a merger by not giving it up. If they did, the LCC f/as would benefit most. They are a smaller group, but just as senior as most of the AA f/as. I don't know how many total f/as there are at LCC, but there are currently just under 17,000 "active" and approx. 2000 furloughed f/as at AA. If you use DOH, an LCC insertion into the seniority list would relatively speaking push more AA f/as "down' (or up depending on how you look at it) than an AA insertion would affect LCC.

The "most junior" f/a at AA who still has recall rights has a seniority date of 04/11/2001. Is there anyone junior to that date at LCC? We haven't hired since 2001, and all but that last person have lost their recall rights. However, that being said, be aware that something like 65% of the AA f/a corps is at top-of-scale in pay--i.e., they have at least 15 years on the payroll.
 
There is simply no way AMR is going to take on Usairways and all its problems. American has spent the last 8 years reducing fleet types and streamlining operations, and buying new planes to replace the older ones.

...they've (AA) also spent the last 8+ years irritating employees with outrageous management bonuses, as one example, lest we forget. And you are worried about AA taking on US' problems? :lol: Good one.

Also, not many would be looking forward to the stellar "representation" from the APFA, either. Just look at all the assistance the upcoming furloughees are receiving. :blink:
 
Labor issues aside, does US bring anything to the table in a merger, is their route system worth anything?
 
Labor issues aside, does US bring anything to the table in a merger, is their route system worth anything?
Well, for starters there is the southeastern Hub in CLT. As we all know neither AA or UA have been able to come up with one on their own to compete with DL over in ATL. Then there is the PHL hub along with the Int'l flying, which makes money wheather anyone wants to admit it or not. The Eat coast operation of US, would fit very well with either UA or AA since they both are lacking in this part of the country.
 
Labor issues aside, does US bring anything to the table in a merger, is their route system worth anything?
Isn't a big part of consolidation, the act of consolidating? Taking two carriers, merging them, removing excess capacity, and streamlining route/ hub structures? In other words, eliminating a competitor?

I doubt that many US carriers are looking to increase domestic capacity through a merger, rather reduce and remove. It seems the name of the game now is just that: consolidation, not necessarily searching for more hubs, planes, and employees.
 
Well, for starters there is the southeastern Hub in CLT. As we all know neither AA or UA have been able to come up with one on their own to compete with DL over in ATL.
You are assuming they want or need one. Since they closed RDU and BNA and focused on MIA, they have no desire or need for an additional hub.
 
You are assuming they want or need one. Since they closed RDU and BNA and focused on MIA, they have no desire or need for an additional hub.
Both RDU and BNA both do not have the cost advantage and revenue premium CLT has. MIA is not really set up for domestic southeast connections. AA uses MIA for a Latin America gateway. While CLT may not be what AA is beating down the door for it certainly wouldn't pass up on the opportunity if it came up.
 
And you are worried about AA taking on US' problems?
Not worried at all. Its just a ridiculous thought, that it would happen.
Also, not many would be looking forward to the stellar "representation" from the APFA, either. Just look at all the assistance the upcoming furloughees are receiving. :blink:
No need to worry, No one is going to attach 2 more sinking ships.
 

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