Why American Airlines’ CEO Wants To Make Less Money Than His Peers And Interesting Southwest Numbers
Why does Doug Parker want to make less than other airline CEOs? I’m a bit more interested in other numbers.
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Different Directions For Unions At American Airlines
I continue to read about developments each day in the continuing sage of union negotiations at multiple levels within American Airlines. The last time I wrote about the unions, the pilots union was still negotiating and the flight attendants had just narrowly voted down…
Where Is American Airlines Placing Its New Regional Jets? Republic Says Not With Them
Confusion About American Eagle’s Future? It wasn’t long ago that American Eagle pilots rejected a new contract from management that would have seen more concessions but likely more jobs. American had agreed to purchase 60 larger Embraer E175 jets. They had offered to place…
American Airlines In The News: Positive News At JFK From Selling Slots Elsewhere, Possible Labor Trouble At American Eagle
A couple bits of news regarding American Airlines: As part of the requirement that the New American divest slots at Reagan, American worked out a deal to sell a chunk of slots to JetBlue. While not significant, that deal gives them ownership over 24…
Stalled Again With AA Pilots
There’s been plenty of press over the last few months about possible progress between the pilot’s union and American Airlines. At times the pilots have seemed delusional but recent reports seemed to indicate things were moving closer. Oddly, it seems we may be all…