A/E has been(sort of), AA's low cost division, except they (A/E) never charged low cost fares.
I been "harping" on these boards that A/E was AA's most dangerous tool, to be used against the competition.
Looks like we're(soon) about to see just how valuable A/E is.
(Just my opinion), for a concession, I'm all for merging ALL the union seniority lists, from all departments(Pilots,F/A's, and ramp and Amt's, BEFORE ANY wage concessions are made from main line AA unionized workers.
When I say "merged" I mean 1 for 1.
The fact that the pilots(APA) are already talking about it, makes me think that it's about to become a "total" reality, sooner, than later.
I may be wrong about this(and anybody with concrete knowlege, please step in) ( "E" Oleson comes to mind),
I think the MOST senior union people at A/E are around "85/86".
NH/BB's