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Just an opinion - these people were brought back to vote "yes" on a sorry contract that didn't materialize. The company/union has no need/use for them now.
M&E reductions announced
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Just an opinion - these people were brought back to vote "yes" on a sorry contract that didn't materialize. The company/union has no need/use for them now.
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Nice tin foil hat there, Goose, but that theory doesn't do much to explain why APFA and APA members also recalled within the last six months are in the same situation.
It also doesn't do much to explain why your peers at UA are also facing layoff again after having just been recalled. They're definitely not in contract negotiations with AMR.
It also doesn't do much to explain why your peers at UA are also facing layoff again after having just been recalled. They're definitely not in contract negotiations with AMR.
I'm certainly thinking about it, and so are many others. I'm not sure that I agree the ship is "goin down" as I think AA is a more resilient company than many of you give it credit for. But there is no doubt that the industry has changed forever and just isn't as much fun to work in anymore.
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New cleveland letter out. mcie down to 1 bay. maui/767 winglet to tul.Good luck
It's in the news already. This is probably going be the deciding factor for people undecided about the vbr.
http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/Busines...mp;pageId=4.1.1
http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/Busines...mp;pageId=4.1.1
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3900 N. Mingo Road, MD501, Tulsa, OK 74116-5000
(918) 292-1258, Fax (918) 292-1256, Fred.Cleveland@aa.com
Fred E. Cleveland
Vice President
Base Maintenance
August 13, 2008
Dear Teammates,
On July 25, we announced our three base excess capacity predicament, and our first steps to remedy the
condition by the upgrade of the B767 Repair Line at AFW to a full B767 Check Line and the start of a
B777 Check Line in TULE. We also confirmed the elimination of the previously announced A300 MBV.
As we indicated, we continued to analyze the best location for our work, with further announcements
anticipated. Several significant decisions are now final, and we wanted to update you as soon as
possible. These announcements affect the reallocation of work between MCIE and TULE.
Beginning in January 2009, MCIE will now be scheduled to reduce operations to the Superbay, consisting
of one B767 CIP Line and possibly one B767 standalone Winglet Line. The B757 MAUI Lines and B767
MAUI/Winglet line are now planned to open at TULE. TULE is also scheduled to open a second B767
MAUI/Winglet Line in the summer. We are evaluating ways to accelerate the start of this line.
As previously announced, we anticipate 1300 TWU and 200 staff/mgt position reductions throughout
M&E. The reduction will be determined by workload and will differ by skill set base to base. As we have
said, we will fine-tune the reduction plan once the voluntary reduction window is closed. Also, the
ultimate effect upon involuntary furloughs will not be known until after the close of the voluntary option
windows. As previously announced, the voluntary program windows close on August 23.
The impact of these announcements on our team is substantial and I recognize that these are difficult
times, with the very survival of our company at stake. It is my obligation to ensure that American Airlines
is situated competitively to meet the challenges in front of us. In order to provide a sustainable future for
the company, we must act now to remain competitive. These actions are part of the strategic plan of
American to reduce capacity and costs. Without those capacity reductions, our ability to compete in
today’s marketplace is handicapped.
I appreciate your understanding during these challenging times and your continued commitment to
running a safe and dependable airline.
Sincerely,
AA Tulsa Mechanic
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How long do you think AA will run 1 line in MCIE? Word is until the new hangar is built in TULE in the early spring. I hope MCIE is smart and can see the writing on the wall now and at least take the VBR instead of nothing. Good luck to everyone in MCIE.
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Wow. Big hit to MCI. It's hard to see any destination other than closure in its future.
Best of luck to you all. I still haven't seen details on the VBR (is there a payout like APFA's?) but I hope lots of you take it so that furloughs are kept to a minimum.
Best of luck to you all. I still haven't seen details on the VBR (is there a payout like APFA's?) but I hope lots of you take it so that furloughs are kept to a minimum.
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<_< ------- Another slap in the face! First the 737's, now this! One line is a joke! 767-200 CIP's, your talking, maybe, fourteen Aircraft? Then what? -------- This place is gone!!! Thanks for the sentiment AA Tulsa, but for some, I afraid it'll be too late!!! :down: ------- Look for me on some out of the way beach, enjoying what's left of my life, with a nice cold brew!!!
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What is a CIP check anyway??
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cabin improvement. Basically layflat seats and new overhead bins. New entertainment too. Its a pain in the butt. We proto-typed the -300 here.
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<_< ----- And we did the rest of them here! But the 767-200's arn't near as involved as the 767-300's!
Center in Tulsa will maintain Boeing 757 aircraft being transferred from the carrier’s Kansas City maintenance base beginning early next year, company executives said Wednesday.
The Tulsa M&E Center, which employs about 6,000 mechanics, is not expected to increase its work force.
American executives did not return calls seeking comment.
The base in Kansas City, Mo., could lose up to 600 of its 900 mechanics, company and union officials said.
Fred Cleveland, American’s vice president of base maintenance, sent Kansas City base mechanics a letter Wednesday notifying them that work at the base would be reduced to maintenance on one or two Boeing 767 repair lines, according to the Kansas City Star.
Cleveland said in the letter that the Kansas City base would operate a single wide-body hangar in January, eliminating work at the base’s narrow-body hangar, the newspaper reported. Cleveland said some 767 work also could be moved to Tulsa.
Although Cleveland did not specify how many Kansas City mechanics would be cut, a union official told the Kansas City Star that he estimated up to two-thirds of the mechanics could be laid off.
Executives at American, which lost $1.4 billion in the second quarter, said last month that up to 1,300 mechanics and 200 managers could be laid off in the next few months due to capacity cuts as a result of high fuel prices.
American CEO Gerard Arpey said in May that the airline could trim up to 6,800 jobs companywide because of a 100 percent increase in jet fuel prices that has cost American more than $2 billion since the beginning of the year.
The additional 757 and 767 work slated in Tulsa is the second announcement of aircraft maintenance work transfers to the M&E Center in the last month. On July 28, American executives said the company will shift its Boeing 777 maintenance from Alliance Airport in Fort Worth to Tulsa as the carrier downsizes its fleet in the fourth quarter.
The Alliance base employs 1,900 mechanics.
AMERICAN AIRLINES, the scum airline of the world.
The Tulsa M&E Center, which employs about 6,000 mechanics, is not expected to increase its work force.
American executives did not return calls seeking comment.
The base in Kansas City, Mo., could lose up to 600 of its 900 mechanics, company and union officials said.
Fred Cleveland, American’s vice president of base maintenance, sent Kansas City base mechanics a letter Wednesday notifying them that work at the base would be reduced to maintenance on one or two Boeing 767 repair lines, according to the Kansas City Star.
Cleveland said in the letter that the Kansas City base would operate a single wide-body hangar in January, eliminating work at the base’s narrow-body hangar, the newspaper reported. Cleveland said some 767 work also could be moved to Tulsa.
Although Cleveland did not specify how many Kansas City mechanics would be cut, a union official told the Kansas City Star that he estimated up to two-thirds of the mechanics could be laid off.
Executives at American, which lost $1.4 billion in the second quarter, said last month that up to 1,300 mechanics and 200 managers could be laid off in the next few months due to capacity cuts as a result of high fuel prices.
American CEO Gerard Arpey said in May that the airline could trim up to 6,800 jobs companywide because of a 100 percent increase in jet fuel prices that has cost American more than $2 billion since the beginning of the year.
The additional 757 and 767 work slated in Tulsa is the second announcement of aircraft maintenance work transfers to the M&E Center in the last month. On July 28, American executives said the company will shift its Boeing 777 maintenance from Alliance Airport in Fort Worth to Tulsa as the carrier downsizes its fleet in the fourth quarter.
The Alliance base employs 1,900 mechanics.
AMERICAN AIRLINES, the scum airline of the world.
