Originally Posted by
ReadOnly7
Just for a bit of perspective......UAL is currently losing more cash in a single DAY than it cost to purchase XJT from SkyWest. Given the current environment, I wouldn’t rule out any drastic decisions that we all used to deny were possible. When I worked at XJT, we used to say things like “they just spent all this money on EFBs, there’s NO WAY we are gonna get screwed again”. Only to be shafted, over....and over........and over.
I realize tens of millions of dollars is a lot of money, but these are extreme times......and nobody knows what UAL is gonna do.
Well......I will make one exception to that. I’m fairly certain I’m getting furloughed in October, along with every other CPP pilot. Last laugh is on us, I guess.
I’d agree that these are extreme circumstances and previous investments or fleet plans really don’t matter any more. United recently spent big money on widebody seating configuration changes, and investments in regional carriers, but the clock has been reset and decisions will be made looking forward from this point, and not really much time spent looking back. If it makes financial sense to cut something, it’s gone