Originally Posted by fireman0174

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.