Funny anecdote I heard from a friend who's a United pilot- he wouldn't take a job with AA because they have such a bad reputation among pilots: The AA pilots h

Funny anecdote I heard from a friend who's a United pilot- he wouldn't take a job with AA because they have such a bad reputation among pilots: The AA pilots had a big dispute with AA corporate once, and nearly went on strike over it. Instead of striking they took advantage of the fact that they are paid hourly and taxied at a near crawl at the airport, causing delays for every AA flight and costing the airlines money in terms of pay as well as lost revenue. AA pilots are the slowest taxiers to this day, and my friend curses every time he gets behind one. As a contrast, Southwest pays pilots by the trip, so it's in the pilot's best interest to move quickly. Southwest pilots allegedly send presents to the controllers and in return they get bumped up in line for takeoff and landing.