In re AMR Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Because of the complicated nature of these collective bargaining agreements, the parties negotiate on an issue-by-issue basis with each issue subject to the normal tradeoffs inherent in collective bargaining. Notwithstanding any meeting of the minds on a particular issue, the parties have no agreement on a collective bargaining agreement until such time as a union sends out a specific proposed agreement for a vote and it is ratified by the union membership. So while the parties at Trial made repeated references to agreements on specific issues reached during negotiations, those reflect only progress towards an agreement, not a binding agreement itself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Krakowski v. American Airlines, Inc. (In re AMR Corp.)

2. “In each prior airline bankruptcy then, the pattern appears the same: the airline enters bankruptcy with labor costs that are at or near the top of the industry and then emerges with costs at or near the low end of the group.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

3. “The [Allied Pilots Association] first complains that American did not change its labor 'ask' from its initial proposal on February 1, 2012 to the last proposal before the filing of the Motion.”) (emphasis added). . See id. (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Pinnacle Airlines Corp.