Originally Posted by Sunvox

This is the "heart" of the issue clearly. It is the CAL sense of entitlement to these planes and seats. Newsflash: Those fleets and seats exist in a world of mega-carriers. They are NOT "yours". The case was made very dramatically that UAL could have and logically should have placed a large order for NB aircraft and Tilton is on record saying he wasn't going to screw up whatever future merger was coming by unilaterally ordering aircraft because it would be Airbus if it was USAirways and it would be Boeing if it was CAL. The DAL/NWA merger forever changed the industry. That's why Kellner quit; that's why Smisek took over and reengaged UAL in merger talks and thats why every single plane, seat, fleet, and base is part of "OUR" career expectations. Not YOURs not MINE, OURS - CAL and UAL and now just one big UAL. You for sure do not agree, but it will be up to the arbs to decide and me thinks your protestations of "It's mine! It's mine!" smack a tad too much of desperation and selfishness to be credible in the eyes of independent non-airline minds.



Testimony of Mo Garfinkle. 11 May, 2013