Originally Posted by Boneman (Post 1432142)

Maybe L-UAL could learn a thing or two from L-CAL:

No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline; Fortune Magazine (2004–2009)

No. 1 Most Admired U.S. Airline; Fortune Magazine (2006–2007, 2010)

No. 1 Greenest U.S. Airline; Greenopia (2009)

No. 1 Pet-Friendly Airline; PetFinder.org (2009)

Best Executive/Business Class; OAG Airline of the Year Awards (2003–2007, 2009)

Best Airline Based in North America; OAG Airline of the Year Awards (2003–2009)

Best U.S. Carrier Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Business Class; Condé Nast Traveler (1999–2006)

Best Airline for North American Travel; Business Traveler Magazine (2006–2009)

Best Large Domestic Airline (Premium Seating); Zagat Airline Survey(2008)

Best Value for the Money (International); Zagat Airline Survey (2009)

Highest-Ranked Network Airline; J.D. Power and Associates (2007)

Airline of the Year; OAG (2004–2005)

Let the flames begin! :D

Originally Posted by LAX Pilot (Post 1432212)

Don't need to. First, I'm not sure what an "acculade" is. Second, CAL lost money most of those years, so I'll just go with the 4 quarters prior to the merger.

You can have the award, I'll take the $$.

Originally Posted by SebastianDesoto (Post 1431489)

I'm sure some of you disagree, but I really hope a true global free market prevails and Asian Carriers will be given free unrestricted access to all flying in the USA.

Originally Posted by Probe (Post 1435355)

CAL was a great airline, for about 3 years. It was crap for the previous 25. UAL can pick lots of 1-3 year periods where we were #1. Who cares. We are not there now. Either airline.

As far as "great" Asian airlines, that was obviously spoken by someone who never worked for one or understands them. They wouldn't survive 6 months in the US marketplace. They were started and run by connected sons, nephews, and cousins., and subsidized by their uncles and daddy's in the government.

Wait a minute. Isn't that how Smallsack got where he is?

Maybe I need to re-think this.

Originally Posted by DontPickIt (Post 1431417)

The sad part isn't the article. I mean everyone knows United has gone from marginal to worst in the last two years because of a failure in leadership and the results of this "leadership" are the siblings stabbing each other in the backs to arrive at the liquidation first on the list. To get a reality check on this thoigh, go ahead and scroll down and look at some of the comments from United (previous) customers. It makes the article look like a fan boy worship piece on United compared to what the customers think. If you think, "who cares what these random customers think" ~ then maybe ask yourself why Southwest is now larger than United is - United and the former Continental combined - in the domestic marketplace. It's because the customers used to think and speak completely opposite of what is written in those comments about United. People and their experience with the product do matter, and the ability to retire from United or Wal-Mart of will reflect that little detail.

Originally Posted by LAX Pilot (Post 1430957)

Another great benefit of merging with CAL.....

Originally Posted by jetlink (Post 1435491)

SFO - LHR that is L-UA flights not CAL...

Originally Posted by jetlink (Post 1435491)

SFO - LHR that is L-UA flights not CAL...

Originally Posted by LAX Pilot (Post 1430957)

Another great benefit of merging with CAL.....