buddies8

well they have been putting rfp's out for over 3 years. why have they not added the additional feeders yet?

For that matter, AA has had the capability via the current APA scope to have as many feeders it wants for the last 20 years, so why have they not?

eaglefly

I'd be more then surprised if there were any new-hire classes to put them in for quite a while. I'm still hearing that up to 400 furloughs are likely once PBS kicks in and then one day many moons from now, they'll have to comb back through the furlough list (again) before tapping anyone at Eagle.

eaglefly

Prior to BK, I think the goal was to sell Eagle as part of a package, but I've heard the terms were less then palatable to those who did kick the tires there. Now AMR is in the transition of BK and it's a whole different ballgame where the terms may be better, but financing the aircraft will be an issue (at least while still in BK).

Sounds like Horton wants to merge wit U, just after reorganization and if he can keep the majority of the EMB's for short-term and work out a purchase/exchage for E175's and such, perhaps AFTER a merger, they can go about plucking the combined regional side of AA and U for who will be awarded the contracts (with the combined entity owning the aircraft though). They should have more pilots then they need and can draw down carriers and routes over a relatively short time frame.

Just my opinion on that, anyway...........

What

I still think AMR will stay alone and code share heavily with JetBlue and Alaska, I just don't see how US Airways will help AMR with NY & LA compared to what they already have. JetBlue cost are on the rise while AMR's are on the decrease, it will be interesting how it all plays out. United and US Airways code share heavily, how does United play in all of this. Delta doesn't want to sit on the sidelines either and AIG already said...wait a minute. Financing won't be an issue since our Brazilian brother are willing to help out! Just like the ERJ deal.

Wingtips

AMR loses $619 million in February - MarketWatch

AMR loses $619 million in February - MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- AMR Corp. AAMRQ +2.01% reported a loss of $619 million, or $1.85 a share, for the month of February on operating revenue of $1.81 billion, according to a filing with regulators on Friday. The airline, wihch filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 29, disclosed $24.4 billion in total assets including $40 million in cash, $4.2 billion in restricted cash and short-term investments, and $10.9 billion in flight equipment. The company's accumulated deficit totaled $8.44 billion as of Feb. 29.

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That 4.2 billion is about to be under 3 billion, this is the 3rd month they have posted a huge loss.

Wingtips

IAG, not AIG...BIG DIFFERENCE

International airline group

Ahole insurance group

What

Thanks,

What

So let me get this straight, we need 1.2 billion dollars worth of concessions from labor, will make the other 3/4 billion dollars from other cuts, will increase revenue by 1 billion to a total of 3 billion dollars in reorganization. But we are losing 1/2 billion a month. My math doesn't add up, we still have a deficit of 3 billion. AMR is being very cocky in this BK, this is going to get interesting in the courts. Between CEO saying it doesn't listen to employee protest, to saying the pre-bk proposals were to generous and came to the conclusion we needed to cut 4 times that much, to pre-bk loosing 1 billion per year and during b/k doing that in 2 months, while cleaning the books from bad contracts, parked airplanes and others. This will get very bad and the judge might be put in a bad situation. I am glass we have a democrat in office and it's election year.... ha ha, j/k

maxjet

I hear Mesa may take over 10 of your ERJs and fly them with their pilots.

buddies8

Thats fine, nothing against MESA pilots. Just our MEC who stinks at protecting our pilots by watering down our scope last ummer with lies to the pilots.

But what do you expect from ALPA.