Originally Posted by
scrapdog
Alright, I think I've rambled enough. And as I stated before, my knowledge of airline history is limited at best. You want to ask me about flying fighters in the AF, I can talk to you for hours on that...airline matters, not so much.
But I'll ask this one last question in all sincerity: if UAL "right-sized" for this merger back in 2008 (which of course Kellner at the time said no thanks), why would UAL get rid of the 737's? If UAL really was prepping for a merger, wouldn't they instead have gotten rid of their A319s and 320s? By keeping the 737's, we'd now have an all Boeing fleet with complete commonality.
You'd have to ask Tilton, or those willing to testify. Parking 142 Fifi's would most definitely have taken mainline below the rj block hour cap. Airbuses fly transcons, Guppys don't. Guppys paid for, Buses not.
The Guppys were parked after CAL said no.