Originally Posted by Varks

25+ years. Some work group is always ****ed off usually more than one group. The I don't give a $#!] factor is as prevalent as ever. We need someone to come in at the top and convince us all that they care. Maybe someone at the top that doesn't give a hoot about getting rich (or make us think that). Mr. Isom is not it. I would really like to be proud of working for AA. For most the career it has been a travesty. So many opportunities to get the work groups pulling in the right direction. All have fallen short. There is an enormous gap between the regular line pilot and management. Even the lowly 2 years with the company Chief pilot. They clearly are in that position because they either know someone or don't want to fly. I know one Chief pilot. I knew them prior to flying at AA. 25+ years later not one other. Maybe I have met two or three. Never been called by one and never called for a favor. In my mind they don't give a crap. If they did then maybe they would show their faces.

I do not feel like I have anything to do with AA. I suppose someone cares but it isn't felt. From chasing down money that is rightfully mine, to AA screwing up medical benefits, to not having hotels for training, to waiting on hold for 4 hours for a hotel, etc. etc. etc.. Its a never ending battle of fighting the norm. It gets old real quick.

I just listened to the last "Push To Talk". Way way way out of touch. I wish I could email those talking heads to let them know how much we wish they would be fired. What ever they are doing is not working. They haven't a clue.

Can it change? Sure. Will it? Wouldn't count on it. There is always hope but mine is waning.

I would not recommend anyone fly on us. That sucks. I cringe when someone tells me they just flew on AA. The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Originally Posted by ImSoSuss

All great points. There is this strange mindset in management and ops that there can be no changes in the way of doing things. There are so many inefficiencies that can be fixed in scheduling and utilization but it takes making some significant changes and they are afraid to do it. Even our union has tried helping them out to see the light. I don’t know if the right change will ever happen. It will take hiring somebody from the outside, a visionary.

Originally Posted by Snake1234

Pssst…for deliveries after 2028, with the built in strategy that if it doesn’t get certified, they would pivot. Per Isom’s comments when the deal was announced.

Originally Posted by 170Till5

DAL still hiring, heard they stopped interviews for the rest of the year. Everyone just waiting on class dates. 1,100 is the plan for the year and hasn’t been revised down since

Originally Posted by SoloPilot

So DAL is hiring 1k less than originally planned?

Originally Posted by HostileCombover

1,100 has been the plan all year and has not been reduced.

Originally Posted by ImSoSuss

It certainly has been reduced. Was originally supposed to be 2000 plus.

Originally Posted by HostileCombover

1,100 has been the plan all year and has not been reduced.

Originally Posted by Varks

25+ years. Some work group is always ****ed off usually more than one group. The I don't give a $#!] factor is as prevalent as ever. We need someone to come in at the top and convince us all that they care. Maybe someone at the top that doesn't give a hoot about getting rich (or make us think that). Mr. Isom is not it. I would really like to be proud of working for AA. For most the career it has been a travesty. So many opportunities to get the work groups pulling in the right direction. All have fallen short. There is an enormous gap between the regular line pilot and management. Even the lowly 2 years with the company Chief pilot. They clearly are in that position because they either know someone or don't want to fly. I know one Chief pilot. I knew them prior to flying at AA. 25+ years later not one other. Maybe I have met two or three. Never been called by one and never called for a favor. In my mind they don't give a crap. If they did then maybe they would show their faces.

I do not feel like I have anything to do with AA. I suppose someone cares but it isn't felt. From chasing down money that is rightfully mine, to AA screwing up medical benefits, to not having hotels for training, to waiting on hold for 4 hours for a hotel, etc. etc. etc.. Its a never ending battle of fighting the norm. It gets old real quick.

I just listened to the last "Push To Talk". Way way way out of touch. I wish I could email those talking heads to let them know how much we wish they would be fired. What ever they are doing is not working. They haven't a clue.

Can it change? Sure. Will it? Wouldn't count on it. There is always hope but mine is waning.

I would not recommend anyone fly on us. That sucks. I cringe when someone tells me they just flew on AA. The beatings will continue until morale improves.