Bring back Crandell

[etops1]

Sure, US employees have received some profit sharing checks. AA's employees, on the other hand, have received between $1 billion and $2 billion more annually in total compensation and benefits over the past nine years, for a total of $9 billion to $18 billion more than they would have had under the labor costs and contracts at USAirways. Some vocal AA employees who post here will disagree (they live in perpetual denial) but most AA employees know that they have been far better off over the past nine years than employees at US and most other legacies.

For example, every single captain at AA makes at least $161/hr. Not one single captain at US (East or West) makes more than $160/hr, the top rate at US for its A330 captains. US East A320 captains get a mere $125/hr, while AA's 737 captains get $166/hr. There may be a workgroup or two at US that match or exceed AA wages, but the US pilots and FAs lag AA's payscales by a huge margin. Doug Parker has proven that pilots and FAs will work for very low pay. Brilliant, if you ask me. Not so good if you're a pilot or FA for US.


Translation: "The lousy low-wage airline I work for is nowhere near as bad as the loser airline that employees you." 😀

Wow , you guys are simply amazing. ..

 

[Vortilon]

Wow , you guys are simply amazing. ..

Yeah, you know, you're right - we have been really mean to you US Air folks. Turns out AA should merge with you guys, and would it be OK if we could just be stapled to the bottom of all your seniority lists. Please forgive us naughty, rude AA employees.

 

[etops1]

Yeah, you know, you're right - we have been really mean to you US Air folks. Turns out AA should merge with you guys, and would it be OK if we could just be stapled to the bottom of all your seniority lists. Please forgive us naughty, rude AA employees.

Actually ,no ,you haven't been mean to us . The Majority of the AA employees are awesome .It's just the few on here who keep tooting their own horn .We have our fair share at US. And in no way would I endorse stapleing any one to the bottom .. It's not what we do..

 

[777 / 767 / 757 Love]

We know that, what we long for is the no bovine excrement nature of Crandall.He spoke to the grunts,came down without chaperones and actually spoke to the folks in the operation.Smoked with the troops, that kind of thing.Remembered your name years later after a 15 minute conversation in the smoking room.

I'd take a shank from Bob because he'd let us know exactly what the plan was and how he intended to execute it.

What we have now is "We need $2 Billion from labor in order to make another billion in revenue magically appear" from empty suits.Horton bailed on AA in '03 when the chips were down, now he's the guy to lead AA through this process?

Please.

More than one employee has said to me over the last few years that "at least under Uncle Bob you knew he would get everything he could from you, but the airline would never go under under his control"........something to be said for TPG to come in, put money in and bring Uncle Bob in to run things again.....

Cheers,
777 / 767 / 757