I think AA and the crew had a long row to hoe, and responded in kind..attempting to save money on hotels maximize crew utilization...unfortunately due to the nature of our operation, and flight timings, one small hiccup let to service reliability problems...making the potential savings unworkable..there appears to be a lack of understanding of human factors by some there as well...hopefully it's sorted
and yes...hail to the chief for putting the brakes on an otherwise unteneble situation...