- Jan 26, 2012
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Interesting email posted over on Terry Maxon blog. Changes my whole opinion on a lot of things. You know why? Because it puts a face to the issue, high-lights what we are losing, and just makes me sad. I'm a STAUNCH "independent plan" and anti merger with US guy, but if the merger involved striking a deal to save Alliance, I'd say f***k it, I'm all in and will buy tix on the new airline. My sympathies to everyone at AA that had their lives ripped apart by the events of the last 12-months, perhaps you were lost in all of the arguing back and forth about whose right and whose wrong:
“I usually don’t rant or expound on matters. A wise gentleman once told me, ‘Never pass up the opportunity to say nothing at all.’ And I try to live by that. However,,,
“I would regret not passing on to you an insider’s view of what is happening at Alliance Airport. I’m an American Airlines employee here at AA AFW. My workplace overlooks the hangar from the third floor. For the past 22 years I have worked most aspects of this facility. For the past 22 years we have produced aircraft overhauled to a level second to none.
“This week I have a whole new view. This week I look out and see hundreds of tool boxes being shipped to new cities throughout the nation that the technicians will be calling home. Some will have their families move with them. Others will suffer the separations necessary for their children’s best welfare.
“I see hundreds of tool boxes being rolled out only to be taken home while the technicians seek new jobs.
“I see hundreds of stock, facilities and support staff enduring the same fate.
“I see a skilled and proud workforce brought to its knees by the events that have transpired at AMR.
“I firmly believe that none of these folks, union and non-management alike, brought this upon themselves but rather, they have had this beset upon them by poor leadership.
“Terry, I only wish I could describe the gut-wrenching reality of what I feel looking out over this facility, state of the art caliber, large enough to hold six wide-body aircraft, sitting deathly quiet with the lone, last aircraft in its final days.
“My best description is that this is what a thousand jobs sent to China looks like. Shame on American AIrlines for doing it. Shame on America for allowing this trend to happen.
“Godspeed to my Alliance Fort Worth family.
“Thanks for your time, Terry. This may have been the best of all therapies."
“I usually don’t rant or expound on matters. A wise gentleman once told me, ‘Never pass up the opportunity to say nothing at all.’ And I try to live by that. However,,,
“I would regret not passing on to you an insider’s view of what is happening at Alliance Airport. I’m an American Airlines employee here at AA AFW. My workplace overlooks the hangar from the third floor. For the past 22 years I have worked most aspects of this facility. For the past 22 years we have produced aircraft overhauled to a level second to none.
“This week I have a whole new view. This week I look out and see hundreds of tool boxes being shipped to new cities throughout the nation that the technicians will be calling home. Some will have their families move with them. Others will suffer the separations necessary for their children’s best welfare.
“I see hundreds of tool boxes being rolled out only to be taken home while the technicians seek new jobs.
“I see hundreds of stock, facilities and support staff enduring the same fate.
“I see a skilled and proud workforce brought to its knees by the events that have transpired at AMR.
“I firmly believe that none of these folks, union and non-management alike, brought this upon themselves but rather, they have had this beset upon them by poor leadership.
“Terry, I only wish I could describe the gut-wrenching reality of what I feel looking out over this facility, state of the art caliber, large enough to hold six wide-body aircraft, sitting deathly quiet with the lone, last aircraft in its final days.
“My best description is that this is what a thousand jobs sent to China looks like. Shame on American AIrlines for doing it. Shame on America for allowing this trend to happen.
“Godspeed to my Alliance Fort Worth family.
“Thanks for your time, Terry. This may have been the best of all therapies."