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Old Aug 14, 2016 | 3:44 pm
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Originally Posted by MJonTravel
There is nothing inherently wrong with running tight banks. The underlying premise for doing so was sound, and AA has been scheduled that way before. Unfortunately, AA isn't yet running like a well-oiled machine post merger, and it was an idea that was ahead of its time.
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And, for sure, at LAX (as one example) it does not work and will not work.

Originally Posted by MJonTravel
...Throw in some merger drama, not everyone singing from the same sheet of music, and a schedule that was probably aggressive for any airline, much less one still working its way through a merger and we got what we got. I've got some faith that they'll clean things up, and a little piece of me can't help

...but wonder if that "interim wage hike" while IAM-TWU gets to a contract might help too.
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