A couple of recent developments appear to add complexity to AA’s push through bankruptcy: The pilots union has agreed to put AA’s latest offer out to it’s members for a vote. Because of this, the bankruptcy judge has delayed his decision until August on…
The New York Times is reporting that AA is very close to a deal with it’s pilots union. I may be whistling past the graveyard, but I think this is excellent news. AA and the pilots have been fighting negotiating for virtually 4 years. The…
I’ve never been the biggest Doug Parker fan. I think he says thing sometimes just to make headlines, and frankly I think he has something of an ego. So, to see stories like this one keep popping up is a bit annoying. Doug says…
I’m not sure why the folks over at US Airways feel the need to keep giving sound bites. They started out sounding somewhat level-headed, but this recent article goes even further towards crazy. Scott Kirby, the president of US Airways, says that a merger…
This news is a couple of days old, but AA has announced they are open to discussing a merger during bankruptcy. I especially like the quote, “To be clear, American has committed to work in collaboration with the (creditors) committee to develop only potential…