Originally Posted by Al Czervik

A hiccup and the large Intl presence of DL ual might be very painful.

Originally Posted by WiFly

Lol don't get me wrong, I was absolutely furious with the penny-pinching direct negotation BS tactic he took to strongarm us at the end of negotations. But credit where credit's due - we are operationally in a much better place than we were before this management team took the helm. Delta does not have any secret sauce that we don't have. They just have a better customer experience. We should not have removed seatback IFE, and our archaic backend IT needs to be improved. I hope management recognizes this and invests in it. I want a 8-10% profit sharing check for 2024 - so let's go out there and earn it.

Originally Posted by GrossNavError

I don't want IFE back in the planes. They always have to be written up and that's more work for us. Plus if you ever have to sit in a seat with one there are always people pounding on the back of your seat. Besides it's all **** on them anyways, I've got better stuff on my phone than anything they pick.

Originally Posted by GrossNavError

AA should try and rebrand itself as a low cost alternative to United and Delta. Instead of trying to be something they never will be do something they can actually accomplish.

Do more seasonal flying to vacation destinations and have more alacart onboard services for food and drinks.

You'll never get the yields out of cities like dfw, clt, phx and PHL that you would get out of den, sea, lax, ATL, or NYC.

AA 20 years ago could probably make it work, you know back when they flew to Taipei and Osaka for example. But when you merge with a 3rd tier ulcc like America West and your company is run by an Alcoholic with 3 duis this is what you end up with.

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Originally Posted by GrossNavError

AA should try and rebrand itself as a low cost alternative to United and Delta. Instead of trying to be something they never will be do something they can actually accomplish.

Do more seasonal flying to vacation destinations and have more alacart onboard services for food and drinks.

You'll never get the yields out of cities like dfw, clt, phx and PHL that you would get out of den, sea, lax, ATL, or NYC.

AA 20 years ago could probably make it work, you know back when they flew to Taipei and Osaka for example. But when you merge with a 3rd tier ulcc like America West and your company is run by an Alcoholic with 3 duis this is what you end up with.

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Originally Posted by Al Czervik

A hiccup and the large Intl presence of DL ual might be very painful.

Originally Posted by WiFly

I absolutely disagree with this. American's strategy is more nimble / conservative than competitors given the emphasis on domestic growth vs. taking on widebodies for international growth. This translates to less reward from current exploding international demand BUT also far less financial risk, as we are insulated from potential geopolitical shocks to international demand. If you haven't, I recommend you listen to the earnings call from this morning.

American is far ahead of schedule executing its debt reduction plan, has some of the most favorable rates in the industry, has completed most of its fleet renewal, and is running one of the most reliable operations in the industry (a HUGE improvement from the day of Parker's leadership).

Ultimately if people are unhappy with our net profit, us pilots need to focus on providing a safe, reliable product that *customers* are willing to pay a premium for. Delta definitely has its issues, but I will say their pilots seem to be less adversarial and it does make a difference to customer experience.

We have a great pilot group, incredible bases, consistent fleet, and a real opportunity to improve our image to compete for premium revenue. Make no mistake, now is an incredible time to be an American Airlines pilot.

Originally Posted by flyingmau5

Wait... You're saying Delta has more intl presence than AA? Delta just lost JFK-HND to AA...