Originally Posted by
Sunvox
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Fact 7: CAL 737s are flying 64% of the flying that UAL 737s did in 2008.
To me the facts show that any expectation of "organic growth" at CAL absent a merger have been shown by reality and history to have been zero.
It really doesn't matter any more ... Like Ben and many others have said, since we now have a UPA, soon will have the award, and shortly have one MEC, unity is much more important than finding an axe to grind .... But ok, if you insist on seeing certain histories as facts to support your view of the world, ok with me. I'll go back to the basics ... If it was your flying, you would be doing it; if your contract protected or gave you that flying, you would be flying it; if your pilots had jobs, they would be flying; if your side had aircraft ordered and delivered; your pilots would be flying them ... It really is that simple ... any other delusional rationalization is just self-fulfilling conspiracy that will never end, and hurt all in the the long run.
I dearly hope the arbs deliver an award that is more unifying than it is polarizing ... But some will never be happy if they continue to live in a past only framed with their perspective ... reality will bite very soon.