Originally Posted by intrepidcv11 (Post 2385606)

Did he pass along that the 400 base in ORD would close for 18 months then reopen? Did he tell you about the great plan to grow IAH 787 in winter '15 then redeploy the whole fleet to West Coast 6 months later? With such a stellar track record there is no reason to doubt they have a clear big picture plan indicated by your inside source.

Originally Posted by 89Pistons (Post 2385407)

My days are always bright. Of course these positions needed to be filled somehow. 30 Captains and no first officers? That means they either expect to staff the FO's by -400 folks bumping to the 777 right seat OR forcing folks there by bumping SFO 787. I'm expecting 787 west coast bumps.

In the next two years these BES's won't exist:

CLE
LAX 777
GUM
IAH 787
IAH 777

Originally Posted by svergin (Post 2385684)

CLE and GUM can easily be absorbed by other bases. LAX 777 doesn't really fly anything. IAH 777 is likely next. All of the above makes sense. Its just going to add flying to other bases and more profit sharing.

Originally Posted by jdt30 (Post 2385699)

So the 67 will pick up all of IAH international, or is UAL going to cancel all international flying out of the 4th largest city in the US?

Originally Posted by jdt30 (Post 2385699)

So the 67 will pick up all of IAH international, or is UAL going to cancel all international flying out of the 4th largest city in the US?

Originally Posted by HuggyU2 (Post 2385883)

Speaking of Guam... why do Guam-based United pilots get $3000/month extra?
Because it is that much more expensive to live there than San Francisco or Washington DC?