Back in 2003 when I was with Coex I had two UAL pilots start asking me about what the rumors were on our side (as in CAL) about a merger. I said my oppinion doesn't count and I've got the paycheck to prove it.

So really, its only taken 7 years to get here.

I just think the management folks at Conitnental are going to have a hard time running an airline in Chicago because according to Continental management the reason those airplanes fly, that they're on time, safe, and so on is because of 1600 Smith St in downtown Houston. The front line people don't matter one bit. Its an anti-people airline... but more power to the new pilot blood trying to change things for the better there.

So the thought that an airline could be run somewhere else is going to blow their minds.