That's exactly what they are. They think they're better than the rank and file and entitled to these extravgant perks simply because they can do it behind closed doors and (usually) get away with it.
The significant majority of them (if not all of them) are already millionaires many times over and don't need these outrageous benefits. But knowing that the company is in trouble (because of their mismanagement) they take care of themselves first and pad their own pockets while simultaneously plotting to ask for givebacks from the employees.
Looking at it from another perspective, what they are really doing is asking the pilots and flight attendants to pay for their protected retirements and golden parachutes.
Yes, that's exactly what they are: greedy crooks and thieves. My AA Platinum card goes back today.
They run a company that is responsible for tens of thousands of jobs. I think that makes them better than the rank and file. If they weren't, then everyone would be running an airline company.
The significant majority of them (if not all of them) are already millionaires many times over and don't need these outrageous benefits.
Sure they do, again they're providing tens of thousands of jobs. However, I don't think anyone should get bonuses in the company if the company is in trouble. This is indeed pretty stupid on their part.
Yes, that's exactly what they are: greedy crooks and thieves. My AA Platinum card goes back today. Yes, that's exactly what they are: greedy crooks and thieves. My AA Platinum card goes back today.
Good! That's shopping with your dollar. I don't fly American (living in Atlanta, its either AirTran [YES!] or Delta [UGH!]), keep in mind that you not flying AA like you used to will hurt the rank and file you were championing at the beginning of your post rather than the significant majority of multi-millionaires.
Which is interesting because a previous article compared the executive pension-protection deal as being similar to the one the pilots have... The unions haven't been too outraged at that. At least not from what I've heard.