Originally Posted by horrido27

^ And some of those same airliners are purchasing 747-8's and A380's.
There will always be a certain market for a 4 engine Ultra Long Haul aircraft.
I was hoping that we (the New United) would order a dozen of the new -8's once this merger got moving. Hell, it's the biggest Boeing that there is, we are close to Boeing and what better than to have their Biggest being flown by our (US of A) biggest Airline.
Of course, we are no longer the biggest, and we don't have vision looking forward~

Maybe with new management will come a team that evaluates aircraft and routes and is able to see where a plane like the 747 (400 or -8) makes sense.
Till then, business as usual. Cancelled flights, pax and/or cargo left behind, dissatisfied passengers when compared to our competitors.

Motch

PS> To make money, you have to invest money. Either invest it in updating the aircraft we have, or buy new aircraft~