UAL vs AA
03-28-2023, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by GPullR
Go to AA. UAL is pretty awful right now. Who knows what century it'll get fixed. Only thing I laugh at is your comment about AA has way better hubs. Name 1 good one they have??
How is UA awful right now? Just wondering how it’s changed since I went out on LTD in December and will hopefully be back this summer.
03-28-2023, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by GPullR
Go to AA. UAL is pretty awful right now. Who knows what century it'll get fixed. Only thing I laugh at is your comment about AA has way better hubs. Name 1 good one they have??
What DEN and now LAS is to UAL is what PHX is to AA. A once great area being destroyed by Californians.
Not really that debatable, but best to worse for available Hubs to drive to work. AA, UAL, then DAL. But one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I’ve learned that from flying with Delta CA’s who claim Detroit is a great place to live.
03-28-2023, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GPullR
Go to AA. UAL is pretty awful right now. Who knows what century it'll get fixed. Only thing I laugh at is your comment about AA has way better hubs. Name 1 good one they have??
I’d say just about every one of AA’s bases is desirable. I’d personally only leave out ORD, but that’s only my own personal opinion (still a good base objectively speaking). Personally, EWR/PHL are the bases I care about comparing long term. But I would be totally up to go live in Charlotte or Miami for 3-5 years before having a family for something different.
03-28-2023, 01:50 PM
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Did AA hit peak retirements yet or is that 24/25 time frame? I know you move up faster at AA right now. UA peaks in 2028. May help seniority progression if a higher percentage of pilots retire by say 2030 at UA. A counter to that is UA has been hiring like crazy since April/May 2021.
03-28-2023, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LAXtoDEN
CLT is a nice area, DFW has plenty of activities, MIA for the beach life with a second home, and BOS.
What DEN and now LAS is to UAL is what PHX is to AA. A once great area being destroyed by Californians.
Not really that debatable, but best to worse for available Hubs to drive to work. AA, UAL, then DAL. But one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I’ve learned that from flying with Delta CA’s who claim Detroit is a great place to live.
What DEN and now LAS is to UAL is what PHX is to AA. A once great area being destroyed by Californians.
Not really that debatable, but best to worse for available Hubs to drive to work. AA, UAL, then DAL. But one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I’ve learned that from flying with Delta CA’s who claim Detroit is a great place to live.
XLT the city is terrible. Some far outreaches are nice, but clt is horrible.
03-28-2023, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by flynd94
How is UA awful right now? Just wondering how it’s changed since I went out on LTD in December and will hopefully be back this summer.
03-28-2023, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GPullR
You talk about Den and Las being destroyed?? You've been to Miami in last 20 years??
XLT the city is terrible. Some far outreaches are nice, but clt is horrible.
XLT the city is terrible. Some far outreaches are nice, but clt is horrible.
03-28-2023, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Half wing
Did AA hit peak retirements yet or is that 24/25 time frame? I know you move up faster at AA right now. UA peaks in 2028. May help seniority progression if a higher percentage of pilots retire by say 2030 at UA. A counter to that is UA has been hiring like crazy since April/May 2021.
Even if United grows a few thousand pilots it’s not close unless American shrunk their seniority list from 15,000.
And yeah your counter is correct UAL has hired over 4,000 pilots since the beginning of 2022.
03-28-2023, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Forman
And will grow when the XLR gets delivered.
PHL is going to be AA's CLE. Too close to NY and DC, bleeds out slowly.
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