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Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by tyingq on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:39PM (#15811962)
Union work rules. Pilot unions have a lot of leverage.
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Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by rtpg on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:41PM (#15812704)
also empathy. Better to have a willing workforce than forcing them to fly, in the long term.

I imagine no one at AA is wringing their hands in glee at this situation

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Re:American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take t... by tyingq on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:49PM (#15812762)
I'm skeptical. I suspect a very different outcome it it were a different, non union area of workers at AA.
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