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American Airlines söker konkursskydd - chapter 11

JacobGBG

Medlem
Det är väl en illa dold hemlighet att (den amerikanska) flygbranschen är i stort behov av att konsolideras. Tur att jag svurit av AA vid tidigt skede men det är förstås tråkigt för alla i OneWorld.
 

Senator

Moderator
Det här är ett smart drag av AA. Under flera år har man försökt att få personalen med på villkor/arbetssätt som konkurrenterna har, men har inte lyckas med detta Av stora "legacy" bolag var AA den ända bolag som inte hade varit genom en Chapter 11process.

Det jag har läst innan är att:
Produktiviteten bland personalen är ca 20% sämre än konkurrenterna
Den gamla flottan super 20% mer bränsle än konkurrenterna
Det lämnar lite utrymme för investeringar

Det verkar också finns ca US$4.1 miljarder för att finansiera verksamheten under Chapter 11 utan att ta in extern kapital.

Tyvärr var detta nog sista utväg för att få ner kostnaderna. Aktieägaren står tillbaka med ca 0 i processen, medan andra med kredit får betalt. Balansräkningen hos Delta och UA verkar solida, men frågan är om efterfrågan dyker med 20% vad händer då?
 

Concorde

Founding Member
Inget kommer direkt förändras utåt. AA fortsätter flyga, precis som dom andra gör som befinner/befann sig i Chapter 11.

"If you ever want to design a system that rewards poor stewardship and penalises prudent management, Chapter 11 would be a good model."
 

Alf

Medlem
Det brukar inte bli några problem, detta förfarande är ganska vanligt i USA. Jag hade massor av poäng på PanAm när dom kånkade men Delta god snällt över dessa så det var bara att åka på.
 

henrik l

Medlem
Fick detta i mailboxen nyss:

Dear AAdvantage® Member,

As you may know, on Tuesday, November 29, American Airlines filed for reorganization under Chapter 11. We took this action as part of our efforts to secure our long-term success in delivering the highest standards in air travel. We are committed to meeting your travel needs with outstanding customer service and safety, and it will be business as usual at American throughout our reorganization process. More than 80,000 people at American appreciate your loyalty and look forward to continuing to serve you.

We want to assure you that your AAdvantage® miles are secure. The AAdvantage miles that you've earned are yours and will stay yours, subject to usual policies, until you choose to redeem them for a great award with us. Likewise, your elite qualifying miles and your elite status, including lifetime status granted under the Million MilerSM program is secure and remains intact. You will continue to earn miles through all our existing AAdvantage participating companies and you will be able to redeem those miles for the same great awards — flights, upgrades, car rentals and hotels just to name a few. And, throughout the coming year, we will be adding even more opportunities to earn miles, as well as new ways to redeem those miles.

American is honoring all tickets and reservations as usual, and making normal refunds and exchanges. And, we intend to maintain a strong presence in domestic and international markets. As we and all airlines routinely do, we will continue to evaluate our operations and service, assuring that our network is as efficient and productive as possible. Additionally, relationships with our oneworld Alliance and other codeshare partners are continuing to provide you with opportunities to earn and redeem miles for travel to hundreds of destinations worldwide, and we are honoring all tickets and reservations for travel on our partner airlines as usual. For information about American's reorganization process, please visit AA.com/restructuring.

Even more importantly, we remain committed to providing a superior customer experience with a focus on delivering what our customers value most — the newest fleet with our upcoming aircraft deliveries, network strength in the important cities of the world and world-class products, service and technology.

American Airlines has a proud history, and we will have a successful future. All of us on the American team thank you for your loyalty and we look forward to welcoming you aboard soon.

Sincerely,

Maya Leibman
Maya Leibman
President — AAdvantage Loyalty Program

Mera info fanns här: aa.com/restructuring
 
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henrik l

Medlem
Under en länk med FAQ kom även detta fram:

Are you planning to make any changes to the AAdvantage program?
No, we are not planning any changes as a result of the Chapter 11 filing. We look forward to introducing even more enhancements to the program such as partner award booking online, new credit cards, and new redemption opportunities available only with your favorite currency – AAdvantage miles.

Och "more enhancements" vet vi ju vad det betyder i FF-kretsar:(
 
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