I believe it was Tulsa area leaders and the Tulsa Regional Chamber who had more to do with saving TUL then the TWU, that's my opinion.
Elected officials from the Tulsa area and leaders of the Tulsa Regional Chamber gathered Friday to express support for the proposed American Airlines Group Inc. and find what they can do to preserve, or even expand, American's local maintenance base.
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"I really think that the Tulsa maintenance base was one of the major reasons US Airways wanted American Airlines," Cirri said.
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Maybe one of the dumbest things I ever heard, US airways didn't care about the route structure, AAdvantage program, the new jets on order, international routes, etc, etc, they wanted a heavy maint base, even though they have their own in Pittsburgh, and I would be willing to bet their mechs are as good as TULE mechs.
Elected officials from the Tulsa area and leaders of the Tulsa Regional Chamber gathered Friday to express support for the proposed American Airlines Group Inc. and find what they can do to preserve, or even expand, American's local maintenance base.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=585&articleid=20130216_54_E1_Themer939728
"I really think that the Tulsa maintenance base was one of the major reasons US Airways wanted American Airlines," Cirri said.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=585&articleid=20130216_54_E1_Themer939728
Maybe one of the dumbest things I ever heard, US airways didn't care about the route structure, AAdvantage program, the new jets on order, international routes, etc, etc, they wanted a heavy maint base, even though they have their own in Pittsburgh, and I would be willing to bet their mechs are as good as TULE mechs.