Founded in 1926 as Varney Air Lines. Name changed to "Boeing Air Transport" in 1927. Finally, in 1934, it became the United Airlines we know it as today.

Interestingly enough, Walter Varney (founder of Varney Air Lines, also founded Varney Speed Lines), which later became Continental. :)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines

GJ

He was consulting -privately- on the side for another MEC while working for ours. It's all allowed and fully public per LM2 reporting. Nothing nefarious going on. Anyone can have a side business, whether they are a union volunteer or not.

I guess it's a matter of symantics. Boeing Air Transport was the name I couldn't pull out. William Boeing started "Boeing Air Transport" and bought up a bunch of small mail carriers (Varney being on of them). He rolled them into "BAT" which later became United. I would say that, without BAT there would be no United...

Denny

Well, it certainly debunks the idea that our DALPA MEC is comprised of citizen volunteers who only wish to do good. He earned his expertise while working for DALPA. This expertise was paid for by our hard earned union dues.

If he was tired, ill, his personal situation had changed, or he didn't want to do union work, then he should have returned to the line and flown a schedule like the rest of us. Instead, he is dropping trips and selling this expertise to another MEC on billed by the minute basis, plus expenses. Then he has the gall to come on here and tell us that his wife can afford to stay at home and all the money he is making.

LEC Rep is a very hard job and I have all the respect in the world for the people who do it. They step up and take the shots. They don't get a lot of reward. Our office staff at DALPA are really good people. They work very hard. I appreciate them every time I call DALPA.

These suckers on the MEC never simply return to the line. They don't like to fly. They always whine about what a sacrifice they have made and how hard they work. How many times have I had them get on my airplane to tell me what a great job I have and how great it is to fly the line.

Then, they get their buddies at ALPA to get them a cush, high paying job. Yeah, they really love to fly.

I know that's how it works. But, I don't have to like it.

Virtually every pilot I know that has served on the MEC has returned to the line. In fact every rep who has served in my base sine 1996 has returned to the line.

Reps, never leave the line. They are line pilots and hold schedules just like they did the day before they became a Rep. LEC work is not paid and is 100% volunteer. MEC meetings and items like that that are done under the greater MEC/Admin umbrella structure can be compensated through trip drops.

Seriously? Aren't you happy that we have a Delta pilot / (former) ALPA MEC person that is talented enough to be sought after by other airlines? Or would you rather it be the other way around where your dues money is being used to pay for a consultant from another MEC?

And me being relatively junior, I'm happy that we have pilots financially secure enough to drop lots of trips. If more would be like him/her, we might actually hire some pilots!

I did the same thing Timbo. I pulled up the A's, substituted the B and, voila, my schedule for May.....May 2012. It was a good one too. I think I'll just fly it...and take the vacation I had.:D

The Wikipedia link from Gearjerk provides a "whitewashed" history of United. There's still more to it, which involves corruption and a government scandal (imagine that).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Mail_scandal

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