Originally Posted by AA53
They are not hiring for just the reason you stated, they would have to take back TW FAs which is not what AA wants to do. AA is actually running short staff in some cases.
The TWA furlough list is now starting to be eliminated. Those in the first rounds furloughs are being dropped from teh recall list.
From the APFA Hotline for Thursday, September 28, 2006.
APFA is extremely disappointed to announce that on Sunday, October 1st, 867 American Airlines Flight Attendants will be removed from the System seniority list due to the five-year recall language in Article 16. On October 7th, 289 more of our members will be removed from that list after having been out on furlough since October of 2001. This is the first time in the history of APFA or American Airlines for that matter, that we have seen furloughs hit the five year mark which is the industry standard in the majority of FA Contracts. To date, the Company is not willing to discuss the provisions of extending recall rights outside of opening up our entire contract and subjecting all our members to even more concessions. APFA continues to seek a solution for extending recall rights for all our members outside of section 6 contract negotiations – negotiations that are not scheduled to commence until and in accordance with the amendable date of 2008. AA has given APFA no indication of recalls in the foreseeable future.