How about pragmatically challenged, dumb, and moronic. Randy Essell On behalf of retired AA executive staff
On Dec 16, 2025, at 12:09 PM, Dan Solon via Mifnet <[email protected]> wrote:  To avoid offending sensitivities, I will not say "moron," with reference to current AA management and their standards, but let's at least settle for "pragmatically challenged,".i.e. "dumb." Daniel Solon Way beyond pissed off, on behalf of current AA cockpit, cabin and all other staff On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM RWM via Mifnet <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Someone, somewhere, using local-think, is sure that 'they saved the company money', meeting the 'not a dollar more' mantra, while driving a ZERO-ZERO Value outcome: * Customer Value of Time - ZERO * Airline Value of On-Time - ZERO - RWM On 12/16/2025 10:59 AM, ERIC Smith via Mifnet wrote: This morning AA 1853 DCA-LAS was delayed from its normal departure time of 0700 to 0845. A few minutes before 0500 AA 1853 dropped into open time. At 0500 my phone alerted me to an open trip to depart at 0700, which means show time at DCA would be 0600. Before 0605 I had entered a ballot in the computer to fly this leg to LAS and DH back to DCA the next day. Additionally I texted crew scheduling and told them that I live 15 minutes from DCA and the flight would leave on time if I were to get it. If there had been reserves to cover the trip it would have been filled in a couple of minutes, but it was still languishing in open time past 0515. Obviously there were no reserves to cover it at the scheduled time. It would have cost AA some money to give it to me. AA would have paid me at time and a half for two days. The 10.5 hour trip would have paid me 15.45 hours. More minutes pass and the trip is still open. At around 0645 the flight has been delayed until 0845 so that crew scheduling could have a reserve CA cover it. I don't want to hear another word about "Right Start" flights or on time departures again. Eric On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 06:14:36 AM EST, Dan Solon via Mifnet <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Reminder of a time when AA was well managed, had strong customer base in NYC and LAX, and was a respected competitor. Daniel Solon Ex-AAer from the earliest days of the 707, CV-990, 727, and Electra On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM Jack Keady via Mifnet <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: [Inline image] Thank you xxx and all of you who remembered me kindly on my 90th birthday. I miss you all and wish you the best in the coming New Year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: 20250507 You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't exactly cost-free. 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