CNBC AA Special-WHATS YOUR FAVORITE PART?

[Hopeful]

I did watch the AA special on CNBC (after the Mets won) at the midnight recast.
As you would expect, once a camera is put in your face, the Bull&*^$ gets pretty deep.
The interviewer did a pretty good job.


My favorite clip was when Burchette said his job was to help AA fill their pockets with as much money as he can, and then come contract time in 2008, he was going to put his hands in AA's pockets.

WHAT A CROCK OF BS!!

WHAT'S BURCHETTE GONNA FIGHT FOR?
SOME OF THE CONCESSIONS WE GAVE BACK?????????????

Yea, his hands will be in AA's pockets allright, but it won't be money he's feeling around for!

 

[Kev3188]

My favorite was when Burchette and Romano were being interviewed together, and the interviewer called Burchette out for looking to Romano before answering questions.

All in all, I thought it was a good documentary. For someone who doesn't work at AA, it was nice to see the TUL facility, the JFK hangar (is it as small as it seemed in the show???), and AA's SOC.

 

[TIME FOR CHANGE]

Yea, his hands will be in AA's pockets allright, but it won't be money he's feeling around for!

LOL

He has to be the pocket pool king


I liked the Anti AMFA button and sign. Was that staged or what.

How come they didnt interview any people from the line stations. My guess is they didnt want to hear the truth on how the other 50 percent feels.

It was a decent documentary nothing the average airline employee doesnt all ready know.

I am sure the public enjoyed it but I doubt they feel sorry for us or the shape of the airline industry. Just cheap tickets from A to B

 

[LGA Fleet Service]

The two women who got into it in the terminal after that PDX flight air interrupted and returned to the gate.

 

[FA Mikey]

I like how Mr. Arpey talked how the start of his love of aviation began with his father, who worked for TWA.

You would think that something as long lasting, as sentimental as that. He would correct a wrong, and not allow anyone from the takeover of TWA fall of the recall list.

I think its safe to say they share a love of aviation equal to him. Some on the list maintained, flew, or served him and his parents the planes and times there were onboard.

 

[1AA]

I watched the special and thought it was good, the interviews were harsh at times trying to get Arpey and others to admit certain issues but they held their ground. Too bad there were no interviews with the line station AMT's. It would have been appropriate since passengers fly out of line stations instead of Tulsa. Passengers actually have visual contact with the Line AMT's while we work on their aircraft during a delay. That would have made it more realistic. After all passengers are not sitting around waiting for their aircraft being repaired in Tulsa, it's the line stations were all the action is. I am sure that the viewers who travel would have been more interested in listening to Line Pilots, Flight Attendents, Ticket Lift agents, ramp workers (cabin and Cargo) and AMT's since theses are the people they see or interact with on a flight from start to finish.
My opinion of course.....

 

[lpbrian]

I liked Crandos' new hairdo.

 

[Hopeful]

My favorite was when Burchette and Romano were being interviewed together, and the interviewer called Burchette out for looking to Romano before answering questions.

All in all, I thought it was a good documentary. For someone who doesn't work at AA, it was nice to see the TUL facility, the JFK hangar (is it as small as it seemed in the show???), and AA's SOC.

The JFK Hangar 10 is a good size. Can hold up to 8 aircraft. Usually the southside bays have one bay for use by automotive and eagle or an occasional MD80.
There are about 13 hardstand spots for aircraft. But we have had a slew of aircraft in the past tucked in every little nook and cranny.

I watched the special and thought it was good, the interviews were harsh at times trying to get Arpey and others to admit certain issues but they held their ground. Too bad there were no interviews with the line station AMT's. It would have been appropriate since passengers fly out of line stations instead of Tulsa. Passengers actually have visual contact with the Line AMT's while we work on their aircraft during a delay. That would have made it more realistic. After all passengers are not sitting around waiting for their aircraft being repaired in Tulsa, it's the line stations were all the action is. I am sure that the viewers who travel would have been more interested in listening to Line Pilots, Flight Attendents, Ticket Lift agents, ramp workers (cabin and Cargo) and AMT's since theses are the people they see or interact with on a flight from start to finish.
My opinion of course.....

There is no way in hell the company would ever let JFK mechanics speak to the media or any television show...

If they did, it would be like a porno movie being edited out for airing on regular tv.

 

[AMFAMAN]

I liked Crandos' new hairdo.

Is he using the same guy that cuts Trump's hair?

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Not sure I had a favorite part, but what was with the attire that twu local president Dennis Burchette had on national TV. Come-on filthy jeans and a tee-shirt is suppose to somehow portray a professional? Does he not own a pair of slacks and a button down shirt? It's not like they didn't know that CNBC was going to be there. It was pretty obvious that this was well orchestrated, as they handed out shirts with the folded in the box crease still on it to anyone who was going to be filmed. But yet this guy couldn't take the time to present the profession in a more professional manner. :down:

 

[Art at ISP]

Crando looked and sounded more like a retired cop from Brooklyn than I would have imagined...kind of a thin Archie Bunker.

That said the parts I enjoyed the most were the behind the scenes looks at ops and the saga of AA1 JFK-LAX.

I can't believe that one guy had over 39 million miles though--I wonder how high AA jumps when he speaks....

All in all good show...

Now if only I could consider a return to AA........

 

[s80dude]

I enjoyed the part that showed how AA juggles planes that go out of service and the ramp closing for weather. It was a side of the operation I think the public needed to see.

Oh... and the fight between the trashy PDX passengers..... I liked how she called the flight attendant a "stewardess". The last time she flew, that is probably what they were called. LOL!

 

[AMFAMAN]

I liked the Anti AMFA button and sign. Was that staged or what.

At AFW I am told, the company ordered those on the dock being filmed to remove their pro-AMFA hats and AMFA buttons. So yes it's obvious the anti-AMFA stuff was deliberate.

 

[skydrol]

If anyone had any suspicions Burchett was a company stooge then that look at Romano, how do you want me to answer this boss, should of erased all doubts.

 

[Kev3188]

The JFK Hangar 10 is a good size. Can hold up to 8 aircraft. Usually the southside bays have one bay for use by automotive and eagle or an occasional MD80.
There are about 13 hardstand spots for aircraft. But we have had a slew of aircraft in the past tucked in every little nook and cranny.

That makes more sense...it just seemed like a "one bay" kind of place when the host was doing his pieces from inside the hangar.

 

[Hopeful]

That makes more sense...it just seemed like a "one bay" kind of place when the host was doing his pieces from inside the hangar.

He was in front of the aircraft in Bay 3..

You noticed he didn't interview the two mechanics coming down the stairs...