I suppose the Union Chief knows what he's talking about, but it sounds like AA is asking dispatchers/pilots to file optimistic-but-legal flight plans when a more conservative plan would show the crew running out of hours before landing. But it's BS to imply that AA has told its pilots that their first priority is to ignore safety and adhere with that plan when weather or other events intervene. Either that or AA and its lawyers are too stupid to be in their positions.