Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
We are nothing like those carriers. Southwest is not hub and spoke. Jet Blue and Virgin are much smaller.
Our business model and Delta's are the same. So we are like them and not like Jet Blue or Virgin.
Also the current United isn't like the previous United nor precious CAL. Its much bigger, needs much more feed, and this is how we do it.
We can fly the jets that are 70 seats. There is going to be a cost. If you think we don't live in a Zero Sum negotiating world you are sorely mistaken.
Need the feed, need the feed, need the feed. We esp need to fill the WB's they promised to order. How did that work out again For UAL pilots in the actual number of flight dept positions? Ironically pilots at both CAL and UAL provided so much feed to management that we managed lost a lot of good customers to companies like Jetblue, Southwest, and VA.