Originally Posted by
HotMamaPilot
deregulation was the real killer. my dad flew for united from '59 to '94 and he seems to always tell stories of the 60's and 70's the most. The good ole days are gone for good, IMHO
I was at UAL from 1967 through 2003 and the 70s were not all that good for many people.
We furloughed guys in the early 70s, brought a number of them back (1976 or 1977?) for a few months and furloughed them again. A total of 800 or so on furlough as I recall. No expansion and very few retirements.
I was THE junior F/O in NY and said the heck with it after a few years and bid sideways on the DC-10 so I could at least have a schedule.
On the other hand, it certainly hasn't been great at ual since 9/11 either.