re: 777 just got paid. American pilots union approves new deal.

So…full disclosure. I’m a pilot for AA. Captain on the Airbus 320. This contract we voted on had the pay rates that Delta already have and what United will be voting on. The devil is in the details. Work rules never really got addressed. The Company basically threw the $$ to the pilot group hoping that would get the votes. It did..the market dictated it. We had nearly 13 years of mergers, bankruptcies and stagnant movement. We finally had the leverage with the pilot shortage. This is simply adjusting to the what the profession dictates. I’m grateful for the new pay rates but the work rules didn’t see much improvement.