Originally Posted by
duvie
Why do you revel in this?
The 737 upgrades were artificially junior, but the airframes were coming and senior management couldn't speed up the seniority list integration at that point.
If you think the 737 displacements are arbitrary… Well, there is nothing anyone can probably tell you to convince you otherwise.
And obviously with all the widebody retirements and 787 and 777s coming online, that is definitely good news, but as you said is difficult when they are trying to train a ton of new hires as well.
In the end, a quicker SLI and no fences what have lessened some of this pain, but with two different fleets, there was definitely some shuffling that needed to be done. I for one am happy to be a part of and aggressively growing airline. Looking for used airframes and deciding to keep a lot of the 757 and 767 that were slated for retirement is just pure goodnews.
I get that it's frustrating watching management fumble a bit with all this… but being smug and petty might help you sleep better, but I doubt you're doing yourself or others any favors long term
Sorry for the direct attack, it is more directed at all of us who take out our frustration with Jeff by finding vindication in our company's failures
I won't try to defend him only to say he is ego driven and has a tendency to insert foot with ease, but I will question the motives of your post.
You defend management and imply the events, post merger, are just part of a pain we must all endure as part of the merger to get it done. Not true at all. Jeff and his senior management team are directly responsible for the situation/pain we find ourselves suffering today. If you think there is anything individually or collectively the pilots can do to fix these problems, you are WRONG!
"In the end, a quicker SLI and no fences what have lessened some of this pain."
You'll have to explain that one Obi-Wan. The FENCE has ZERO impact on the pain being felt by the surpluses and bumps going on today. Guess you're just trying to blame ALPA. I wonder why?
There's a reason they call Jeff FLIBS and we should never forget that. They should get no sympathy or support from the pilot group. Don't let the new uniforms, shiny new airplanes or the appearance of growth fool you. It's still smoke and mirrors.
If Delta, American or Southwest decide to start competing and increase capacity United is likely to suffer. DOJ is looking and may strike a little fear in the minds of one or more of their leaders and cause movement in that direction.
Jeff's merger of equals is failing miserably. He has taken two good airlines and turned them into one of the worse performers in the industry.
Can I buy you bag of popcorn for the show?