US Airways & American to Code Share?

[USA320Pilot]

US Airways Analyst Conference Call: October 27, 2011

Daniel McKenzie - Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, Research Division

Okay, that's helpful. And then as a follow-up here, Scott, AMR is seeking from its pilots the flexibility to add more domestic codeshare relationships. So I guess, my question is, does your involvement in the Star Alliance permit either a partial or a full codeshare with AMR domestically?

J. Scott Kirby

I believe we have some carve-outs, but we couldn't do a meaningful codeshare or a large codeshare with American given our commitments both in the Star Alliance and our labor agreements.

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AMR Tumbles After Pilot Contract Proposal: November 15, 2011

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. (AMR) tumbled the most in six weeks in New York trading after trying to end a five-year stalemate with a contract proposal that offers pilots smaller pay increases than they had sought. “The time has come to close this chapter and move forward,” American said.

American also wants to expand a so-called code-share agreement with Alaska Airlines to fill gaps in its U.S. West Coast network. It would start similar relationships with US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) on a Boston-New York-Washington shuttle where flight limits prevent American from adding its own service, and with JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU) in New York, so the carriers would be able to book American passengers on those flights.

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At 12:12 EST on November 15 AMR's stock was trading at $1.92 per share and the company's market cap was about $644 million.

 

[Jester]

Wasn't there just a reduction in flights from DFW in an announced round of furloughs a couple months ago? Maybe the intention is to have AA make those flights instead? US reduces its flights in BOS, and yet, AA (and AE) happens to have still a sizable presence to maybe make-up the difference?

Just as much in ATL US has increased to nearly 110 weekly mainline flights, as the merger with DL appears to be on hold after the NW hook-up. And IAH is over 90 US weekly mainline flights, as the merger with CO appears to be a distant memory.

"The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts." -- John Locke

So Recites Jester.

 

[FutureUScapt]

Wasn't there just a reduction in flights from DFW in an announced round of furloughs a couple months ago? Maybe the intention is to have AA make those flights instead? US reduces its flights in BOS, and yet, AA (and AE) happens to have still a sizable presence to maybe make-up the difference?

The only reductions at DFW lately have been the LAS-DFW flights which has everything to do with LAS and nothing with DFW. DFW has actually started seeing regular 321s to both CLT and PHX.