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What's the pulse on the SWA's TA? Dudes satisfied, indifferent, furious? Merry Christmas to all.

AAL TA language is out. Some obvious gains in pay and LTD at the cost of ODANs/split duty assignments, QOL items, and electronic notification (among many other things). There's no plan b, unfortunately.

Certainly! My point is that I don't believe the AAL pilot group is actually upset enough to do anything about the situation. Management reneging at the last second on already agreed upon items or implementation of specific portions of a contract is due in part to their moral bankruptcy but also because they know they can get away with it. The operation will continue to run on schedule and unimpeded no matter the level of skullduggery perpetrated by management.

This isn't directed at you, Brabus, but what difference does it make if the pilot group knows it or not? Look at AAL's on time performance and completion factors (which management's bonuses are tied to). Are those figures indicative of a pilot group that's actually angry?

FedEx TA just dropped. Only one dissenting voice from the MEC. Any thoughts from the bros there?

Did AMC get a waiver from the FAA to fly in class A airspace for a jet that's type certificated for two pilots?

Wish that wasn't so close to reality. The odds of APA pilots getting drastic improvements on work rules are near zero. Just take a look at AAL's on time/completion factor over the past couple months coupled with their most recent quarterly revenue...It's laughable that guys are demanding qol carve outs while at the same time picking up open time for straight pay. The only hope is one day all the investors in AAL will demand a management change.

What's the latest scuttlebutt on negotiations for everyone? The AAL's BOD is reviewing the TA at the moment. It does NOT look promising.

And all the hotels were booked on arrival...Wait, are we talking about every single narrowbody sequence of July 2022?

So when's the initial cadre getting sent to Space Shuttle FTU?

What're you boys doing with bonds? Series I are paying almost 10%; 6 month treasuries are at or near 4%. Any reason to even have CDs if they're paying the same amount as treasuries? JPow is planning on raising rates through the end of the year it sounds like.

I would've threatened to NOT land.

With how busy the summer has been, how's everyone fared at their respective carriers with trip trading/dropping pairings? My buddies at SWA say they haven't had as much success as they've had historically. Please post your bidding percentage for reference.

What's the status of the 76th and 78th? I keep hearing that they're going to shutdown once the NDAA is released.

This is an extremely significant point; the airlines have become a government subsidized cartel, and the normal market forces that would typically clear out the dead weight are no longer in the system. The irony is that the RLA likely exacerbates the issue by not allowing any work actions.