I have been spending my furlough time teaching people steep turns in the sky and just wanted to know if anything has come about this united flying this summer... any rumors floating around out there... just seeing if i can get over excited to come back for no reason..thanks guys
Rumors? On the pipe? Nope nothing at all.
You should really get verified if you want the full rumor experience. Plus, every time a pilot gets verified on the pipe, somewhere a kitten is saved.
Here you go:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...-extended.html
Last edited by meagap; 08-18-2009 at 01:48 AM.
PLEASE ... think of the Kittens !!!
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10 135s for united out of SFO. they're replacing skywest's brasilia. they will come online in october.
I herd we were getting A318 to fly out of SFO and LAX.
Last edited by T/R DISAGREE; 08-18-2009 at 01:59 PM.
They could at least lie to us. You know, call us and lie! We don't want to sit here like schmucks. A lie is a gesture, it's a courtesy, it's a little respect. This is very disrespectful.
"Also according to Washington insider law firms, United has retained bankruptcy counsel (again). Thoughts are that it will be a Chapter 7 filing possibly as early as late 2009 or early 2010, with most assets going to STAR Alliance partners in such a fashion so as to avoid disruption of the Mileage Plus program (and others), the financial integrity of the STAR Alliance, and allow for transfer of other assets (aircraft, etc.) in such a fashion so as to avoid union “involvement” or interference. United owns very little at this point so it would merely involve termination of leases which is easy in either Chapter 11 or 7. Such transfers could involve number levels below “fragmentation policy ” triggers (20%?), and would be done so as to transfer zero or an absolute minimum number (if any) of aircraft related pilots to the surviving airlines. Transfers could also be made to other entities such as the proposed IAD to Madrid outsourced airline. Any such transfers would be made on a seat by seat process as opposed to seniority with either United or USAir. Neither airline has airplanes that are deemed valuable. Other non-pilot transfers would also be held to a minimum. There probably would be no “merger” in a traditional airline sense.
The administration and the “loyal opposition” seem to have accepted that either United, USAir, or both are not survivable entities. Interestingly enough, American is considered to be the next worse off airline. If American were to file Chapter 11 AND attempt to dump its pensions on the PBGC, the PBGC believes that it can go back 5 years and reclaim those pensions paid out to pilots. Highly speculative thoughts, however interesting.
These ideas have come from sources that are currently associated with the two carriers in one form or another and admit that their thoughts are “speculative” in nature. Changes to these concepts would change as the political realities come to a head.
United recently announced that they are going to put a picture of me on the front cover of their Hemispheres in-flight magazine. Preliminary studies indicate that every flight will be full and there will be no threat of bankruptcy as long as it continues.
Colin Scott
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I heard an interesting rumor of 46 planes. Mix of jets and ATRs!
You guys are like the girl who got dumped - and you're sitting by the phone staring at it saying "I know he's going to call any second. He really loves me. I can see him crying over me now....."
There is no future for United, or us with United.
Meanwhile he's at the bar taking shots... hahaOriginally Posted by Turtlesfly
Yeah very doubtful.
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