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Old 08-26-2014 | 04:53 PM
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Yes, I'm new here, so forgive me if I'm asking a question that's been covered in the past.

If we park a bunch of ERJs, who's gonna provide the lift for UAL, and with which airframe? Seems like the E175/E190 isn't gonna roll off the line as fast as we park planes. And I doubt (call me naive) that our union is just gonna let someone else start flying our planes without protecting our pilots.

So it seems to me that it's highly likely that we come down to the last minute and all the sudden UAL and INC come to a new agreement on price that makes sense for both to preserve the lift. I doubt that UAL is just gonna let all those folks look for another way to get where they're going.

On the other hand, Delta has 88 AirTran 717s that they seem to be testing out as a regional feeder. Seems like they are gonna try to send twice the seats half as often and see how that works out. I don't have any idea if it's gonna work for them, I'm not sure if they do either. But it's a plan.

What is the plan for UAL?