Tens of thousands of American Airlines’ workers and customers are calling on US Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane to replace the senior management of the airline as it wades through the bankruptcy process. An online petition has now been put into place to organize the movement and airline passengers, employees and the general public are encouraged to take a stand against corporate greed and epic mismanagement by participating in this campaign.
Gailen David, a 24 year flight attendants for American, has even received support from Kate Hanni,who began the Coalition for an Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights and founded Flyersrights.org, and is asking airline employees and passengers alike to sign a petition calling for a management change at the ailing carrier.
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We Can Do This!
“American Airlines can return to being an airline that people love to fly and to work for once again, but a new course must be charted and it’s obvious that our current management team is not equipped to think outside the box” David states. “Kate Hanni has always stood up for what is right for passengers and employees when it comes to how an airline operates. She truly cares and I am proud to partner with her on this effort to bring American Airlines back into a leadership position in the industry.”
As an example of how new leadership can make a difference, David cited this morning’s announcement by General Motors of the largest profit in the automaker’s 103-year history, $7.6 billion dollars, following its federal bailout and forced management changes. He also used J.C. Penny as an example of how a dated brand can be reborn with the right guidance. Former Apple executive Ron Johnson, who is credited with the success of Apple’s retail operation, is now taking the retail giant through an extensive brand makeover, revealing JCP.
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Gailen David has recently been under fire by American Airlines following the distribution of a series of videos he produced that mocked executives of of the bankrupt company. The videos have been watched over 100,000 times over the past week. Although the airline had originally threatened to fire him, they’ve temporarily backed off following media coverage of the situation.
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no….I meant to say…what an inspiring video by your flight management team….if only we ALL worked for such a “caring” company such as AMERICAN AIRLINES…NOT!
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I just need my own plane……..how much are those things again?
I vote for Gailen David
Back in the 80′s,early 90′s Robert Crandall ran AA with 9 VP’s and did a fairly good job of it, D.Carty came along and had approx. 90 VP’s and AA started to crumble,then G.Arpey came along,reduced the amount of VP’s to about 50 but still AA continued its downward spiral,then T.Horton came along, someone known for running away from AA when the going got tough,also for Mergers and acquisitions that mostly failed or ruined peoples lives and he still has a multitude of useless VP’s. Only IF the judge makes AA reduce the quantity of VP’s and/or makes AA hire some competent ones will AA survive and flourish.
AA is spending millions on consultants to help make this company survive……What does that tell you??? YES,exactly……we have incompetent people running,I mean ruining AA.
It’s time for a change,FIRE all the executives and hire competent ones.
You said it perfectly!!!!!! It’s time to get to the source of the foul odor once and for all!
This started with Crandall. ” A wolf in sheeps clothing” he was great at creating a image of how great a CEO he was, but all the while worked like JR Ewing and screwed alot of poeple and businesses.
“He was no Saint”!
I join others to call on AMERICAN AIRLINES CEO AND SENIOR EXECS TO RESIGN
Gailen,
I praise your sense of humor, and wish that everyone worldwide can that the employees make the our company we love so much.. Sincere thanks for making us laugh, and trying to boost our moral that’s been so low lately. We all do this profession because we ultimately love what we do.
To all the passengers we bring home every year we would like to sincerely thank you
for standing by us in our rough journey still ahead. Please stick with us, we’ll take you places!
Let’s bring the good old days back, and the quAAlity we used to have. We are proud to bare the name American!
You do realize that every employee is effected by the bankruptcy right? You do realized AA just made the largest airplane order in history right? You realize AA flight attendants have the second highest pay rate and lowest hours worked (not to mention a terrible customer service rating) right? Yet the management is solely to blame and should be wiped out? Really? You obviously see the balance sheets, the big picture, all the moving parts of the airline like they do and therefore make the best decisions. I’m sure you will immediately delete this post, but I just want to say it’s a disgrace to see a fellow flight attendant publicly hurt the very company that gave them a job. The brand doesn’t owe you something and clearing out management doesn’t make your frustration go away. be passionate about what you do, but inform yourself before setting blame.
Just curious, and you did not put your name on your post because!!!!????
Kind of sad to be such a mouse. AA is a public traded company, where many employees and their families are stockholders, we are not asking to be treated special, just fair…Are top management getting pay cuts or just deferred income? You forgot that managers are also employees. I truly recommend that you go to Business School like I did, and learn the way it works. Oh yes and sign your ignorant comments.
I think it is pass your bed time and you are delirious. I hope that after a good nights sleep you can do the math honestly and realize that we are not the second highest paid. Stop drinking the cool aid and get out of your ivory towers. Are you the VP that stated to a Southlake retail computer store employee , a retired gentlemen who works there because he gets bored staying at home, “Oh, you do not want to fly for us because we treat our flight attendants like s–t.” You get what you pay for and I believe that respect runs two ways. As for brand, what a joke. Have you looked at our company issued uniforms-embarrassing to say the least-do you think you can get the blues to match? Once again come out of your ivory towers. Do we really need all of the layers of management that we have. I say it is time to “SMOKE THEM OUT.”
The truth if the matter is that we all see what you are saying and that NONE of us would have chosen this route for our airline. The brand owes us nothing??..sure..we are “the brand” and we all done what we have had to do to make it successfully. This “movement” is about having our collective voices heard about the distrust and incompetence of our upper level management and a plea for some accountability on that level. It has been a collection of bad management decisions that have brought AA to this point. It is a revenue problem, a operational problem, a problem brought on by years of discord and distrust by those at the top that cannot or will not manage this airline to greatness. We can not sit silent and let more of the same take this airline in a direction we all feel by virtue of our experience down yet another road to failure. Its is us, the workers many married to AA by virtue of our seniority who I say should and do care the most. We know a new way of doing business is essential and those ideas must start at the top. Right now the top is stacked with overcompensated, detached, short sighted retreads that have zero respect from the rank and file. We are dying for new decisive leaders…we will follow..but we are too savvy to put just one egg in the basket carried by Tom Horton and his cronies and consultants.
Keep up the pressure, Gailen. I am a 2 million miler, and even through these dark days, EVERY American employee from gate agent to ticket counter to flight attendant has been the kind of employee I have come to know and enjoy for 30 plus years. Caring professionals who do their job with a smile and make me WANT to fly American.
I found it very interesting that American has 40 (that is 4-0) attorneys on the payroll, according to the Dallas Morning News. That is the size of a small law firm. And the money they are wasting on consultants, lawyers and others in this “reorganization” is a true shame. Not to mention the London townhouse debacle.
How you all keep your composure and professionalism through all this is a true credit to each an every one of you.
Thank you Greg! Most of us have come to realize, now more than ever, that the best part of the job is the interaction we have with our customers and coworkers. As an employee, we’re glad you have you on board American Airlines. I hope that we’ll be able to offer you even better service in the future! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!
Concerned Fellow Employee-
Of course we realize the bankruptcy affects all employees!! Haven’t you been paying attention?
You DO realize that it is ULTIMATELY the responsibility of upper management to steer the company to viability and profitability, yes? Have there been difficult factors in play? Certainly. Rising fuel costs and a weak economy, as well as other factors—yes, even labor contracts that had at one time perhaps become inflated, (I do not know the details of other work groups’ contracts). Yet employees were willing to make considerable concessions in 2003 to keep the company out of bankruptcy. And still management was unable to “turn it around.” And how is it that a management that has led us right into bankruptcy, (you do consider that a failure, do you not?), has not only KEPT their jobs, but rewarded themselves repeatedly with millions of dollars in bonuses—even as they now plan to lay off 13,000 employees, 2,300 will be your fellow flight attendants.
AA management repeatedly claims “we’re all about the customer,” yet they continually make decisions that worsen the flying experience. I could list many examples. (Hey, wouldn’t those management bonuses have been better spent keeping the pillows or blankets onboard to help keep our passengers more comfortable?) They also claim “our people make the difference, our greatest resource,” or words to that effect. Really? Then why not invest in your “greatest resource,” instead of treating them as the enemy? It’s just good business sense. Ask the CEO of Southwest Airlines.
Do I have all the answers? No. (Although I have heard some pretty darn good ideas for both making and saving money from frontline employees over the years, some of which have actually been adopted by the company, thank you very much.) I did not choose to attend business school, or to take a job in management. I too am a flight attendant. It’s my job to provide both safety and customer service onboard. I do a good job. I’ve received many “Someone Specials,” Applause certificates as well as a few “nice letters” from passengers over the years to attest. It is MANAGEMENT’S job to run the company so that it is efficient, competitive and profitable. Their policies and business decisions have failed. We are in bankruptcy. It has been 10 years of failure. It couldn’t be any more clear that it is time for new blood, new ideas.
It disappoints me when those of us willing to call for change are accused of being traitorous, uncaring for the company or fellow employees. It is the opposite. I have loved working for American Airlines. I want the company to succeed; it is in my best interest, and yours, that it does. I understand changes must be made, possibly including but not limited to, our labor contracts—WITHIN REASON—and by the way, I voted “yes” for those concessions in 2003 to KEEP US OUT OF BANKRUPTCY—which FAILED. Gutting labor contracts is not a panacea. We need to cut costs AND INCREASE REVENUE. We need new, inspired, imaginative leadership. (Read Mr. David’s article on Apple’s turn-around here on this website for a good example of a company recognizing the need for change and taking a new direction leading to an invigorated, wildly successful company.)
You admonish us to “be informed.” Are you? Have YOU seen the balance sheets? (Have you been reading your APFA updates? You are aware our financial consultant found discrepancies to which the company admitted?) Do you honestly believe management has made the “best decisions” for our airline? YOU clearly do not “see the big picture,” as you state. We are in bankruptcy. There is a very real possibility that we will be taken over, or worse, simply picked apart by other airlines, the result being NO MORE AMERICAN AIRLINES.
If that happens, many of these high-level executives, including our CEO, will likely land on their feet, finding another management position, very likely in a completely different industry. They very likely have a very nice severance set up. Their incentive to make this airline work is simply not the same as yours and mine, dear flight attendant.
It may be too late to save the American AIrlines we were once proud to work for, and STILL LOVE. I hope not. I think American Airlines can be great once again—but we need a new vision and fresh ideas. Bottom line, the current management team has not demonstrated themselves to be effective. We need change. (If we keep the current management…well maybe they’ll shock us, and make changes that WORK—for our airline, it’s passengers, shareholders and employees.)
So how concerned are you really, “concerned fellow employee?” Continue to stick your head in the sand or take a stand.
CUDOS to you Marie, I am a concerned citizen of the Middle Class and how Large Corporations are continueing to line thier pockets with profits at the cost of decreasing customer service and all of our paychecks & benefits. You all are the backbone of American, taking care of what can make or break them, THE CUSTOMER. Most Corp do not care about the consumer anymore, you all do. I get so tired of people saying, they dont owe us anything, well guess what YES they do. If not for the employee’s ensuring profits there would be NO business. My guess is that “concerned fellow employee” is in Management making those decisions or is drinking the kool-aid. Good Luck to all of you in your fight. WE ALL should be fighting for the Middle Class.
I have 1.5 million miles on AA. Like everyone else, I have good and bad to say about AA. The management has sucked since “CRANDO” Get some good ops people who understand that good loyal customers are not going to fly 737′s coast to coast. They can do that on Southwest. I’ve written many letters over the years with suggestions that get ignored. You want my business…LISTEN TO ME..I’m trying to help you! Why would you retire 757′s and keep running MD 80′s..are you people crazy?