UA/CO............ AA ?

[FWAAA]

Are you confusing Haneda with Beijing?... The route awards were just issued last week, so I doubt that there have been any slot allocations just yet.

While I guess it's possible he is confusing the two, my guess is that The Goose doesn't believe that large numbers of O&D passengers will want to land at HND late at night and take off from HND very early in the morning.

Of course, the landing and takeoff times at HND must be late at night/early in the morning, as specified by the Japanese government. Right now, with the still suboptimal PEK times, the slot times at the two airports are very similar.

 

[The Goose]

... snip
Are you confusing Haneda with Beijing?... The route awards were just issued last week, so I doubt that there have been any slot allocations just yet.

Byhaps I did - oh well - if that's the worst I do today ...

 

[The Goose]

Just a guess, but I'd put the possible savings at around $300-500M annually for all of AMR. Last week, it came out that AT&T's costs would be cut from $2.4B to 600M if they dropped coverage and paid the Obamacare penalty.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/05/news/companies/dropping_benefits.fortune/index.htm

Using the same figures -- approx $8K per employee to provide coverage, and $2K per employee to drop it, you get a $6K per employee savings... Take that number across your actives and retirees, and you should have an estimate.

If AMR's cost per employee is higher (quite possible), then the savings just get bigger.

I wouldn't expect too many corporations to look at this now, but you can guarantee that if the law survives the first few court challenges, they'd be foolish not to start to look seriously at this come 2012.

Having some insight into the National Health Underwriters' Association is what brought this up - if their numbers are correct, our supposed "representation" settled far to cheaply just because of this one item.

I see no reason for the company not to begin placing their "bets" now - they probably figure it will put them in a better position later IF this is sold to the membership on this TA regardless of which way the wind blows.

I wonder what percentage the TWU International gets of these savings?

 

[JFK Fleet Service]

I wonder what percentage the TWU International gets of these savings?

Well, they'll get the dues that will be paid by the 'New' classification for starters.

 

[Hopeful]

The oracle of AMR speaks:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNN1921955320100519?rpc=44

 

[The Goose]

The oracle of AMR speaks:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNN1921955320100519?rpc=44

I wonder how he knows anything about another company's labor costs? Was this just "feel-good" speech for the rummies at the meeting or has he and others been talking with them already?

 

[JFK Fleet Service]

This type of thing is what gets guys like Jamie Baker to ask "Is this all you've got?" on the conference call.

"Any plans on growing American Gerard?"

"Well, costs at United and Continental are going to rise!"

"That's great Gerard,but what are you going to do besides stamp your foot,cry about labor and deploy more regional jets?"

"Ummm..."