SFO Pilot info email:
Tells that the plane will indeed go South America
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Tomorrow, American will announce the discontinuation of our SJC-NRT
flight, effective on October 28, 2006.
This is a sad day for the SFO domcile and the pilots, flight
attendants, agents, ramp personnel, and mechanics who
have manned this flight and performed so well for the last fifteen
years. Jason and I have spent the last two weeks
working with management personnel to extend this decision for one
year to no avail. This decision will affect the
lives of over 150 employees including 33 Captains and First Officers.
I certainly have a different version of the process and reasons for
the cancellation.......
I can answer some immediate concerns and questions:
-The 777 will be transfered to South American operations
-The NRT slot will return to a pool to be utilized by any airline.
The cities of SFO, LAX, ORD, and JFK have very tight
restrictions on flights to Japan and the slot cannot be transferred.
-Full displacement rights, including a paid move, will be availabe.
-Jason, Captain Tr and I are working with Capacity planning and
Crew Manning to retain 33 positions
in SFO.
Fly Safe,
Mark
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