[Archangelsk]

Earned huh? Let me ask any AA employees out there. Has Carty ever heard the words "cleared for takeoff" and been able to do something about it?

The only talent this guy has is the fact that he still has his hair, the putz.

[Rodney King]

That's funny, I think it is the pension that is the most outrageous. Retention bonuses are common during bankruptcy (no matter how unpalatable). Whereas using money to fund the pension of certain employees and not others is not standard.

[Ruth A.]

And how many years have some of the AA workers put into their own retirement which will suddenly vanish?

[upchuck]

This is a modified version of a rant I posted earlier today on another thread about this situation:

The people who run the various airlines are just plain stupid. I don't care if they got a MBA/PhD/yadayada from some Ivy League school. They're STUPID!

Here we are, almost two years past 911 and these idiots are still waiting for the business community to start flying again. Memo to the airline industry CEOs: Ain't gonna happen. Blame it on the internet. WebEx, Netmeeting, Remote Access... no way are you gonna compete with this.

It's simple: either the airlines make MAJOR changes to their business model or a bunch of them are going to be belly up in the next year or so.

Oh, and while I'm ranting, memo to the US guvament: Puh-leeze recognize what is really causing the problem and quit throwing my tax dollars at this black hole!!! Billions and billions won't change the basic (and forever) problem of too much supply, too little demand. It will only allow incompetent idiots like the assholes at American Airlines to rip us off even more!

Memo to Linda Dasshole: kindly go jump in the lake. You are, no doubt, part of this problem. PS - Please take Tiny Timmy with you.