AMR still grounded

that’s the most interesting thing anyone has said about this mess yet. where’s the $1,300 figure come from?

In your post you omitted 3 pertinent facts about this FAA directive and AA’s delayed action: This AD was effective 9/5/06 and airlines had 18 months, or until 3/5/08, to comply. The correction was to prevent the potential for hydraulic failure or fire or explosion or - in the extreme - loss of aircraft. The cost to AA, given 299 MD80s @ $1300/per would have been under $400K.

Today, this $400K fix will cost AA and shareholders “tens of millions” according to ten-million dollar CEO, Gerard Arpey. By any measure, this is bad math.

yes, these are fair points. it’s probably not much to arpey’s credit that he took responsibility for the problems, it being his job and all to prevent them. well said, sion and machleidt.

“To his credit, CEO Gerard Arpey took “full, personal responsibility for our being in this situation”

Honestly? How can you credit Arpey for a week’s worth of passenger inconvenience, air traffic disruption and financial losses? Hes’tone deaf to the expectations of his customers and shareholders. He should be fired, not admired.

I find it hilarious when one of those execs takes “full personal responsibility”. What does it amount to - do they give back their stock option, resign? Taking responsibility means nothing in the absence of any real consequences (as in “losing your job, license, getting disbarred etc” - whatever happens to normal employees if they screw it up). Its a complete farce and an insult to those who have to suffer the consequences of incompetence (or worse).