Originally Posted by
Point99orbetter
I think your logic is flawed here - The fact that boxer and Axl are trying to make is, Tilton put the UAL fleet and (therefore) pilots into a temporary state of undersize in order to make the company look smaller to merger potentials, creditors, and the DOJ, with the express notion of making the merger get approval from all parties.
The only fact is that the size of UAL was reduced in 2008. Everything else is speculation. Even if the reduction were to make UAL more attractive for a merger, there is no evidence of any type of plan to restore the lost flying. There were no small body orders nor has a plan been announced since the merger to grow the airline. Sorry, the argument has no teeth.