Bad-Andy

While I agree with your opinion of Uncle Tom (definitely no vision there), don't think for one second that Uncle Douggie is any better. He Ain't!!! His almost scary obsession with mergers and being the "biggest," at the expense of just running his own airline is downright frightening.

As much as I can't believe I'm about to type this -- eagle is right. A rational, non-emotional side-by-side comparison is the best option right now. Forget about your disgust with current management (because they will come and go with the passing of time), and look at both agreements, both of which will likely be what you retire under (I say that based on the average age of the pilot group, and the likelihood that it will be another 10 years for a new contract).

All I'm saying is that don't foolishly think that the US management team is any better than the AA team. They aren't... (And no, Eagle, I'm not an angry US East guy. I just unemotionally looked at what we have -- this POS LOA 93 and the POS Term Sheet, and I made my rational decision -- I'd rather stay on LOA 93. Yep, it really is that much better -- or at least "less worse").

justjack

I have to agree. This is just more of the same from Parker. He will not even come to the table with a reasonable offer with his own pilots but instead negotiates with the pilot group in bankruptcy, who incidentally would become the majority post merger. The thought that the contract Parker has offered a pilot group in bankruptcy, could be it for the next ten years, is truly depressing.

GW258

Just take a good look at what Parker leads now!

There are a group of his kool-aid drinkers here that are blind as a bat to reality and spend every breath attacking others of thier same pilot group. They come with the deal. That will never change.

There are some things that can't be fixed and are better off for the rest of us if you stop feeding them and allow the natural course of things to happen.

Parker is bad news.