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I really dislike unions. My wife is a 25 year employee of AA. She reluctantly voted for the package. She hates the union for the most part. However, When Carty took over, he inherited a huge surplus which he pissed off rather quickly against former CEO Cradell's warning. Most folks don't have a clue what a bunch of idiots this management team has been. Sites such as this are always full of "experts." If the jobs are so easy and so overpaid, why don't they go get themselves one. Bottom line. The ragheads won with 9/11. Too many pansies out there scared to fly. I guess they sit on their fat butts and send their ill-informed opinions to FR instead. The overwhelming majority of AA employees are conservative and here in DFW are huge Bush supporters. Before folks here spit in their face, they should know they are our allies

Most folks don't have a clue what a bunch of idiots this management team has been.

That is pretty obvious if they are going bankrupt. But, why should my tax dollars pay to keep them in business? I don't have that luxury. In fact, I would be embarrassed to ask the government for money to help run my business. That would only show that it was a failure.

I'm sorry about your wife if this harms her. But I do understand about running a business and paying salaries(and taxes).

"The ragheads won with 9/11."

Do you know why? Because the Board of Directors at UAL and AMR decided to do security on the cheap. They hired barely literate (sometimes foreign) cheap labor to scan and monitor the security posts. I'm sorry for your wife as she gets it. She is about to lose her retirement and benefits and probably her job as she knew it.

I really feel sorry for the victims and families of 9-11. Now their lawsuits against AMR will be under the control of a bankruptcy judge. He will reduce or eliminate most claims. These families will have to go to the Federal government for a settlement of $1 Million which will be paid in installments over 20 years and not tax free. So if your husband or wife earned $150,000 per year, you're screwed again. But the CEO's of AMR and UAL will not lose their homes or holdings. They should be charged with manslaughter and prosecuted as criminals. But this will never happen. The era of personal responsibility died in 1992.

Too many pansies out there scared to fly. I guess they sit on their fat butts and send their ill-informed opinions to FR instead.

I am sorry about your wife's current job insecurity; but the only reason that my family has decided to avoid flying is because of the new TSA restrictions that treat us like cattle. Now I only fly for business, and when I do I take as little as possible on to the plane. My wife and I do not want to be hassled by TSA security morons when we are on a family vacation. Being scared has nothing to do with it. It’s about standing up for principal. I do not want to pay $$ for the privilege of being treated like a criminal.

Too many pansies out there afraid to fly? A LOT of us just don't ENJOY flying any more, and I'm a huge aviation nut. But unless the trip involves crossing a lot of water (we went to Aruba for Springbreak) we don't fly.

Instead, we take THIS:

Bought it last fall. No security checkpoints, every seat is First Class, I can smoke when I want, the food is great, we can bring Andi The Golden Retriever, and sharp objects are no prob. And, when we get where we're going, we have a lovely home to stay in.

Beats th' heck out of flying domestically.

Michael

When Carty took over, he inherited a huge surplus which he pissed off rather quickly against former CEO Cradell's warning. Most folks don't have a clue what a bunch of idiots this management team has been.

Most of those being cut loose are from TWA, which was in bankruptcy when AA bought it.

IOW, Carty and Co. gave the TWA employees another 24 months of work.

Crandell spent money like a drunken sailor, too.

Also, no airline in modern history has EVER had a "huge surplus."