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EWRflyr 05-18-2011 05:39 AM

Airplane coffee
 
I know there are a lot more important things to talk about so this thread is meant as a little bit of humor. UniCAL put out a press release today talking about the aligning of customer service initiatives and products.

United and Continental Take More Steps to Create a Consistent Customer Travel Experience - Yahoo! Finance

One thing that caught my eye was this:


...By late summer, both airlines will be serving the same coffee – a flavorful new custom blend – and...
I just knew this was coming after the merger announcement. PMUA serves Starbucks coffee, correct? Now I suspect that Starbucks is not creating a "flavorful new custom blend" for the combined company. So my guess is $mi$ek sees this as an extravagance to be eliminated. Very similar to when CAL got rid of Timothy's coffee in favor of the current "custom blend" coffee that was named in an employee contest (i.e. Coast-to-Coast Roast or Coast-to-Coach Joke as I prefer to call it).

Again, we have bigger concerns, but we are talking coffee here. Changing it is almost as bad as having to go with the coffee makers on MEL. It's an essential item at times!

Anyone want to comment on what the new coffee will be called? Sarcastic comments, of course, are always appreciated and welcome. :D

oldmako 05-18-2011 05:48 AM

Colon Blow.

luv757 05-18-2011 07:56 AM


Originally Posted by EWRflyr (Post 995173)
I know there are a lot more important things to talk about so this thread is meant as a little bit of humor. UniCAL put out a press release today talking about the aligning of customer service initiatives and products.

United and Continental Take More Steps to Create a Consistent Customer Travel Experience - Yahoo! Finance

One thing that caught my eye was this:



I just knew this was coming after the merger announcement. PMUA serves Starbucks coffee, correct? Now I suspect that Starbucks is not creating a "flavorful new custom blend" for the combined company. So my guess is $mi$ek sees this as an extravagance to be eliminated. Very similar to when CAL got rid of Timothy's coffee in favor of the current "custom blend" coffee that was named in an employee contest (i.e. Coast-to-Coast Roast or Coast-to-Coach Joke as I prefer to call it).

Again, we have bigger concerns, but we are talking coffee here. Changing it is almost as bad as having to go with the coffee makers on MEL. It's an essential item at times!

Anyone want to comment on what the new coffee will be called? Sarcastic comments, of course, are always appreciated and welcome. :D

Starbucks coffee sucks. Of course bad SB is still better than the Coast to Crap we serve.

Tony Nelson 05-18-2011 08:57 AM

United: Merger progress, but a long way to go

....The airline has repainted 522 planes in the new livery, or about 40 percent of the fleet....


This line caught my eye. I didn't realize the combined company had over 1300 aircraft in the fleet!:eek:

btwissel 05-18-2011 09:26 AM


Originally Posted by Tony Nelson (Post 995278)
United: Merger progress, but a long way to go

....The airline has repainted 522 planes in the new livery, or about 40 percent of the fleet....


This line caught my eye. I didn't realize the combined company had over 1300 aircraft in the fleet!:eek:

methinks the idiot reporter is including us RJ guys.

2 wheels 2 work 05-18-2011 08:38 PM

"Smisek's Swill"

throttleweenie 05-18-2011 08:56 PM

Can you say "second pressing"?

dojetdriver 05-18-2011 08:59 PM


Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 995177)
Colon Blow.


Originally Posted by 2 wheels 2 work (Post 995558)
"Smisek's Swill"


Originally Posted by throttleweenie (Post 995560)
Can you say "second pressing"?

Bean counter.

pilotgolfer 05-19-2011 04:22 AM


Originally Posted by luv757 (Post 995243)
Starbucks coffee sucks. Of course bad SB is still better than the Coast to Crap we serve.


JetBlue does it right...Dunkin Donuts.

B727gypsy 05-19-2011 05:21 AM


Originally Posted by pilotgolfer (Post 995628)
JetBlue does it right...Dunkin Donuts.

Sippin my first DD of the morning as I type. Had a late night watching the Red Sox pull off another nail biter.

BTW when were you at ATA?


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