Originally Posted by
oldcarpilot
ALL the majors do this. Contintal always owned all the ERJs. Delta owns all the 900s out there.
Semantics, but CAL had the leases on the planes.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Maybe. UAL might have preferred to own them to retain control...that way they can leverage for short-term contracts and switch operators as needed. INC would require a long-term contract if they were going to buy the planes.
Originally Posted by
3stripes
Owning the aircraft gives UAL the ultimate whipsawing advantage. They can move these planes around and use them as leverage.
True. Since Jeffrey, and Jeffery's way of business is basically how UAL is run.
Depending on how the subleases are negotiated, the leverage that UAL will have on whoever they lease them to will be pretty large. Not unlike what CAL did in 2007 with XJT. Only it's doubtful that there will be a "sure, you can keep the planes, just can't do X,Y, or Z with them......."