Originally Posted by
Flaps50
Dude, United could have paid their pilots nothing and still lost money before they went into Ch11. It isn't the pilot contract that determines whether or not an airline will make money. It's the business plan.
Of course, they were losing money hand over fist after 9/11.
I'm simply talking about the time frame between after it was signed in 2000 and 9/11. You know, back when the airlines were actually making money
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Now, follow me here. UAL pilots get a 30% raise, where does the money come from? Back in that time, management passed on those raises to ticket fares. Wow, still off topic...what was the original question again???