US Airways CEO calls for more consolidation

[FlightChic]

I love that old hotel. And the crews are great!

I know! Last year I spent the 4th of July there and we had a blast. There was an American crew and an Alaskan crew that invited us for a cookout so we swam in the pool and in the ocean all day long and then we all hung out at the cook out! It was so much fun!

 

[700UW]

On overnights on holidays do the hotels do anything special? Like in Memphis do they have a great BBQ set up and etc.....?

 

[Furloughd4now]

On overnights on holidays do the hotels do anything special? Like in Memphis do they have a great BBQ set up and etc.....?

They have posters of holiday parties on the lower level and its a party. When you call to book a reservation they don't ask for a deposit as they understand crew difficulties in non-reving. Rates are super for a beachfront hotel ... less than $100

BOT .... sorry

 

[a320av8r]

On overnights on holidays do the hotels do anything special? Like in Memphis do they have a great BBQ set up and etc.....?

Not usually. Normally they are understaffed due to it being a holiday and occupancy is low. Some hotels may have a breakfast on Christmas morning, but that's about it.

 

[Furloughd4now]

Crews staying there make their own parties

 

[Richard]

Just a friendly nudge back on topic, if you please.....

 

[Beancounter]

Well, maybe one good thing to come out of a proposed merger would be management wanting to negotiate a contract. Ever since the Delta deal fell through Mr. Parker hasn't seemed very motivated.

 

[skinvalve]

Back to topic: Usairways CEO calls for more consolidation. Hint: Try consolidating the one you have now. East, West, and how many express affiliates? Paint dosen't do it!

 

[Henderfuzz]

Well for one who lives in the DFW area AA has some financial problems that they can no longer ignore. The more the DL/NW merger cuts into there profit the more they will continue to look for a partner whether they like it or not.
So in this case never say never.

 

[FA Mikey]

What AA profit? How is DAL hurting AA?

 

[ussnark]

Here, no matter how many are kidnapped there will be an ehtically challenged replacement.

Indeed, but, it would seem to weed out the spine-less fruit-cakes that seem to populate our corporate landscape now.

 

[ussnark]

They figured that they could squeeze US out of CLT traffic, and put a hurt on DL at the same time in ATL.

You must be one of those cubicle warriors we hear about, spinning inexperienced tales from your Tempe redoubt.

Fact is, Tom Legow (look him up if you will) predicted that would happen, in 1995. HP, as well as their short-bus marketing department detainees, had nothing to do with the AA re-alignment. (No disparagement intended to those who actually ride short-buses.)

 

[davo77]

So Parker is now saying AA and US makes sense...WTF....so whos buying who...I just dont know what to think anymore...All I can think about is TWA... Could what happened to TWA FAs happen to US..... I cant even imagine.....

Link to story
http://www.examiner.com/x-15043-Austin-Int...rlines-to-merge

 

[BoeingBoy]

Could what happened to TWA FAs happen to US.....

Not according to the federal law that was enacted in response to what happened in the AA/TWA merger. The two sides would try to negotiate a combined seniority list. If that failed it would go to binding arbirtation.

The the side that didn't like the outcome would vote in a new union to get around the arbitrated list. That would be followed by a DFR suit brought by the other side, an appeal by the side that lost the DFR suit, etc.

Just kidding about the last parts....sorry Mods, couldn't resist.

Jim

 

[HPDriver]

Not according to the federal law that was enacted in response to what happened in the AA/TWA merger. The two sides would try to negotiate a combined seniority list. If that failed it would go to binding arbirtation.

The the side that didn't like the outcome would vote in a new union to get around the arbitrated list. That would be followed by a DFR suit brought by the other side, an appeal by the side that lost the DFR suit, etc.

Just kidding about the last parts....sorry Mods, couldn't resist.

Jim

McCaskill Legislation


SEC. 817. LABOR INTEGRATION.
(a) Labor Integration - With respect to any covered transaction involving a covered air carrier that results in the combination of crafts or classes that are subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), sections 3 and 13 of the labor protective provisions imposed by the Civil Aeronautics Board in the Allegheny-Mohawk merger (as published at 59 C.A.B. 45) shall apply to the integration of covered employees of the covered air carrier; except that--
(1) if the same collective bargaining agent represents the combining crafts or classes at the covered air carrier, that collective bargaining agent's internal policies regarding integration, if any, will not be affected by and will supercede the requirements of this section; and
(2) the requirements of any collective bargaining agreement that may be applicable to the terms of integration involving covered employees of the covered air carrier shall also not be affected by and will supersede the requirements of this section, so long as those provisions supply at least the protections afforded by sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk provisions.