The jump seat battle with the uneducated.

ctab5060X said:
Ever notice you can't spell archaic without two 'A's?

:D
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American Airlines: 60 Years of Tradition, Uninterrupted by Progress!

JetDoc said:
Agreed! When I was based in Indy while with YX I used them almost exclusively. The ability to gate check your bag and have it delivered to you on the jetway, priceless.
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That's changing, too. "It wasn't invented here!" is a phrase we're all hearing a lot. Even though LUS had some great practices and procedures, it's got to have the AA spin on it, thus totally overcomplicating the crap out of it.
 
ERfly said:
I had a United agent (back in my XJT days) list me for a flight 1 hour and 5 minutes before departure time. That got me a verbal berating and a front row seat to a temper tantrum of epic proportions, inclusive of a threat at the end, from a mainline United pilot. All I said to him was that it didn't matter what time either one of us checked in, it was SkyWest flight and I had priority. He then proceeded to inquire why I had priority, with spittle flying.

Me: "Because they own us."
Him: "Well, I'm not aware of anything like that."
Me: "Just because you're not aware doesn't change the fact."
Him: "Well, I hope you NEVER come over to United."
Me: "Excuse me?"
Him: "I hope you NEVER come over to United."
Me: "Is that a threat?"
Him: (Silence and storming off in a huff).

God, I miss being a UAX pilot.
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Let me guess, it happened in ORD?
 
ERfly said:
That's changing, too. "It wasn't invented here!" is a phrase we're all hearing a lot. Even though LUS had some great practices and procedures, it's got to have the AA spin on it, thus totally overcomplicating the crap out of it.
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AAdpot and Go :cool:

Deadhead crewmembers can now preboard, but you can't valet tag your bag.

I'm waiting for the day we get there late and can't valet the bag and it gets checked through to the destination and causes a pretty significant delay :)
 
ctab5060X said:
AAdpot and Go :cool:

Deadhead crewmembers can now preboard, but you can't valet tag your bag.

I'm waiting for the day we get there late and can't valet the bag and it gets checked through to the destination and causes a pretty significant delay :)
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But...they don't have crew tags for you guys?
 
jtrain609 said:
But...they don't have crew tags for you guys?
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I'd guess there never was a need.

Under the LUS system you just threw a gate valet tag on it, just like a stroller and BAM, it was in the jetway waiting for you when you got off the plane. Under the AA system, you either crammed it on board or you... I don't know. Did something.

But, A comes before U and, from what most people I know are saying, the operations integration is going alphabetically.
 
BobDDuck said:
I'd guess there never was a need.

Under the LUS system you just threw a gate valet tag on it, just like a stroller and BAM, it was in the jetway waiting for you when you got off the plane. Under the AA system, you either crammed it on board or you... I don't know. Did something.

But, A comes before U and, from what most people I know are saying, the operations integration is going alphabetically.
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Yellow tagging is good stuff.

"Deadhead crew baggage, claim planeside."
 
BobDDuck said:
I'd guess there never was a need.

Under the LUS system you just threw a gate valet tag on it, just like a stroller and BAM, it was in the jetway waiting for you when you got off the plane. Under the AA system, you either crammed it on board or you... I don't know. Did something.

But, A comes before U and, from what most people I know are saying, the operations integration is going alphabetically.
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I'd love to have a Deadheader/Jumpseater luggage tag at AA.
 
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