Schedule/fleet reductions
03-21-2020 | 08:09 AM
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Schedule/fleet reductions
Any armchair quarterbacks have theories about how the fleet reductions, both UAL and UAX, will look for the next couple of months, and also as we pull out of this? Any ideas on the future of our fleet? When the max is available will we take deliveries, or postpone to conserve cash? What about express? Will the 50 seaters find renewed demand, or will they decide to park most of them and let the 70/76 seat jets handle the regional feed at a reduced schedule? We have over 300 of the 50 seat jets spread fairly evenly between the two models and they are getting tired.
03-21-2020 | 10:12 AM
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Any armchair quarterbacks have theories about how the fleet reductions, both UAL and UAX, will look for the next couple of months, and also as we pull out of this? Any ideas on the future of our fleet? When the max is available will we take deliveries, or postpone to conserve cash? What about express? Will the 50 seaters find renewed demand, or will they decide to park most of them and let the 70/76 seat jets handle the regional feed at a reduced schedule? We have over 300 of the 50 seat jets spread fairly evenly between the two models and they are getting tired.
03-21-2020 | 10:13 AM
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Any armchair quarterbacks have theories about how the fleet reductions, both UAL and UAX, will look for the next couple of months, and also as we pull out of this? Any ideas on the future of our fleet? When the max is available will we take deliveries, or postpone to conserve cash? What about express? Will the 50 seaters find renewed demand, or will they decide to park most of them and let the 70/76 seat jets handle the regional feed at a reduced schedule? We have over 300 of the 50 seat jets spread fairly evenly between the two models and they are getting tired.
03-21-2020 | 12:52 PM
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Any armchair quarterbacks have theories about how the fleet reductions, both UAL and UAX, will look for the next couple of months, and also as we pull out of this? Any ideas on the future of our fleet? When the max is available will we take deliveries, or postpone to conserve cash? What about express? Will the 50 seaters find renewed demand, or will they decide to park most of them and let the 70/76 seat jets handle the regional feed at a reduced schedule? We have over 300 of the 50 seat jets spread fairly evenly between the two models and they are getting tired.
03-21-2020 | 12:58 PM
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United will realize the great value of having 50 seat jets during economic downturns. Cheaper to fly a 200 or a 145 with 20 passengers than a 737/320. Will bring them all mainline, while firing all the Express pilots to prevent them from getting that dream legacy job. Mainline pilots will refuse to fly the older smaller jets, and United will go bankrupt. United will ask the government for another bailout as they try to figure out the problem.
03-21-2020 | 01:09 PM
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United will realize the great value of having 50 seat jets during economic downturns. Cheaper to fly a 200 or a 145 with 20 passengers than a 737/320. Will bring them all mainline, while firing all the Express pilots to prevent them from getting that dream legacy job. Mainline pilots will refuse to fly the older smaller jets, and United will go bankrupt. United will ask the government for another bailout as they try to figure out the problem.
03-21-2020 | 01:58 PM
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Fleet moves that reduce the number of jobs at Express and grow mainline instead sound mostly good to me.
03-21-2020 | 02:36 PM
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