Originally Posted by
jsled
The pensions are gone. DAL/UAL's were terminated, CAL/NWA's were frozen, and AMR is going to do one or the other.
So which is it...are they gone, or are there still remnants left? Pick which side of your mouth you want to talk out of and go from there. Retirements (what's left) are still on the negotiating table.
Originally Posted by
jsled
A lot of majors DID own their feed. Recently, they sold them off to go with the UAL model, which is have as many feeders as possible, and give the new contracts to the lowest bidder.
And a lot still do. USAir, Alaska, AMR, Delta. But you know what you're talking about
Sure, United loves to ***** all their flying out, but they also have arguably the sh!ttiest product out there.
Either way...more domestic service will get outsourced to regional carriers, and regional carriers will fly larger aircraft.