I generally don't reply to this kind of thread, especially since I am from the competition. We (the workers) think of the monies going into this kind of transaction as coming out of a checking account. There are all kinds of ways to pay for this kind of deal as a major corporation and we as "little" people" dont understand the process. So in respect to the workers of AA please don:t view this as such. It's a chess/poker game with corporate america.American was quoted saying that they would spend millions of dollars to make this deal work with JAL but remember not to long ago they were talking about bankruptcy and more jobcuts could be possible, Hmmmm!! wonder where AA is coming up with all this money all of a sudden, from an airline that was almost broke a couple of weeks ago. It seems to me it's all smoke a mirrors what they preach to us about bankruptcy, remember folks there in between contract talks with all there bargaining groups, just remember when they mention the words bankruptcy again what you should think. Of course this is just my opinion.
