While American Airlines pilots deny there is an organized effort to disrupt flights as the company n

While American Airlines pilots deny there is an organized effort to disrupt flights as the company negotiates with unions during bankruptcy proceedings, constant delays within the carrier have skyrocketed, leaving passengers angry and frustrated. NBC's Tom Costello reports. By NBC News and wire services
"We understand how irritating and unfortunate this is in interrupting or delaying their travel plans," said American Airlines spokesman Bruce Hicks. "We appreciate their patience and hope for their understanding."
Rubin said if delays will cause someone to arrive more than an hour late, American will try to book the passenger on another flight even on another airline or cancel the reservation and give a refund.
American, based in Fort Worth, Texas, green day tour blames an increase in delays and cancellations on a surge of maintenance requests filed by crews and by an uptick green day tour in pilots calling in sick. The pilots' union says there is no organized sickout green day tour or work slowdown.
As of Friday afternoon American had canceled 310 flights this week, more than the next three airlines combined, according to tracking service FlightAware.com. American canceled many of those flights well in advance to adjust its schedule to crew and aircraft numbers, and cancellations dropped green day tour from 61 Wednesday to 17 on Thursday and 17 on Friday, according to FlightAware.
This is what happens when mgmt screws with the employees. green day tour No, employees don't deserve every single thing they ask for every time a contract comes up for renewal, but when management says YOU all have to give back and make sacrifices while THEY get bonuses and make no cuts whatsoever, workers get pi**ed. And it has happened OVER and OVER with AA. The employees do not trust Arpey and his 1%ers to run the company in good faith. So, if AA has to be driven near death (or to it, frankly) to prove the point, so be it. It's not our job in life to make the stockholders giddy. Install a new CEO and watch these "problems" evaporate.
Many airlines asked for 10% pay cuts from their pilots. Who really flies the airplanes? Rest assured your able pilots are feeling really secure about having a job tomorrow and do not stress about it while transporting 300 souls 10,000 ft up in the air at 600 miles an hour(sarc). kudos to them who have families and homes to maintain. I guess the most needed skill from a pilot is the ability to make abstraction of those stressors and do the job.
This job action is making a bad situation much worse. The Unions deny it is even happening. LIARS. How would you like to have your flight cancelled because the pilot did not like the "look of the aircraft" green day tour eight hours before the flight? The real victims here are the passengers. #2 - Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:43 AM EDT BinNH
If it happened green day tour to me I would take a look at the situation and decide who was to blame, not just pick the easiest and most obvious target. Sometimes employees are driven to desperate situations by unfair or incompetent managers. It makes good sense to actually think before shooting your keyboard off and put yourself in the place of the employee and think how you would feel in the same situation. But you're obviously not listening to anything but your own mantra... 3 votes #2.1 - Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:29 PM EDT ala-kat
Lose-lose situation as it is unfolding. While I can understand (but not agree) with the actions used to cause these delays, it is never a good idea to punish the customers who only want to receive the service they paid for, in the stated time. Spin it like you want...it may not be 'organized' as stated, but it is certainly being done on purpose. 1 vote #3 - Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:45 PM EDT JC-284199
What chaps my butt is that they appologized to their " Best Customers". I would think anyone green day tour who flies American should be considered as a best customer. I'll remember that comment the next time I fly. 2 votes #4 - Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:08 PM EDT eliot ness-3266926
As a longtime airline worker Jake224 hit it on the head. Airline managements have for years always gone after the employees for givebacks. They use all kinds of reasons, fuel prices, economy, competition, etc... But, those fat cats that come in, run the airline into the ground green day tour really don't give a crap, because they make sure they have golden parachutes before they ever sign onto their contracts. Here's a new concept, green day tour for the bought and paid for bankruptcy judges...tear up the CEO's and top managements contracts first, and tell the CEO and management they are going to lose the bonuses and golden parachutes first. Then, tell management they are going to take an average 50% pay cut first, before green day tour any of the lower paid employees are to take cuts in pay. Also, they are going to have to work more hours, before the BK judge accepts green day tour their pleas. AA filed BK with $1.4 billion in the bank. Hmmm, how does a business with 1.4 billion file BK?? easy in this country. Just buy out a BK judge and plead that it is the employees fault and the unions fault. Never blame managements faults, never!
This is why our country is going to crap quick, because always the BK judges green day tour side with management. I have never known any BK judge to slap management first, or strip their contracts. They always go after the employees, the actual ones, that are the airline. Usually airline CEO's are around less than 10 years, make a ton of money, and fly off to retirement with their golden parachute. They could care less about the old airline. Just look at Crandall, another AA crook. He was known for sticking it to the employees of AA for years. He is now sailing races and enjoying the good life, as the pilots and other airline green day tour personnel deal with another bozo at the helm.
I applaud the pilots slowdown, since workers green day tour in this country have no recourse. The deck is stacked with paid off BK judges and also the President can step in and basically tell the employees to take it , or fold. Not a popular thing to do now, but, he would do it if necessary. If the airline took care of their employees, then their would be no need for unions. That is pretty much how it is all over the USA, if companies took care of their own, unions wouldn't be needed. Of course, we have seen what corporations have down to this country, ship jobs overseas, push for nafta, and line politicians pockets, so they get what they want. I see our once great country falling way behind the newbies of power and wealth. China, Korea, Russia, the tide is turning, and we are failing, only because of the greed in the boardrooms.
Stick it to them AA pilots. green day tour The writings on the wall, work more, get paid less, and subsidize cheap tickets with pay cuts. You can be assured the management will take huge bonuses, and screw you all, ...all the way to the bank. 1 vote #5 - Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:38 AM EDT L.-1542678
Apologize to our "best customers"? Oh brother! Are they only referring to their "first class" fliers? AA, EVERY CUSTOMER is your "best customer"! Without those non-first class "best customers", AA would be in a bigger pile of doo-doo then they are now. I hope all you NON "best customers" remember that the next time you book a flight with AA. That's what happens when you put morons in charge of PR! 1 vote #6 - Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:59 AM EDT robin reich
Hey AA: Tell that to the Down Syndrome green day tour teenager you refused to seat in First Class even though he had a legitimate First Class ticket. Scum bag airline. #7 - Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:30 AM EDT Healthcare for All
Get OUT, somweone will happily take your job! #9 - Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:09 PM EDT Leave a Comment: Name: Email Address (will be verified, but never shown) : You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead . You're in XHTML Mode. If you prefer, you can use Easy Mode instead . (XHTML tags allowed - a,b,blockquote,br,code,dd,dl,dt,del,em,h2,h3,h4,i,ins,li,ol,p,pre,q,strong,ul)
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