Originally Posted by
skippy
ual didnt need any narrowbody orders bc- they had the CAL narrowbody orders---- thats why the first merger " didnt take" they had to right size for the CAL narrowbody deliveries
CAL's narrowbody orders were placed well before the merger discussions in 2008. I do agree with you that the UAL 737's were eliminated in order to make UAL a more attractive merger partner for CAL or USAIR or AMR, but that was UAL's decision to make.
The fact that Tilton positioned UAL for a merger (he openly said that's what he was doing) should in no way impact the seniority of the pilots of whatever airline UAL ended up with.