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Old 06-21-2013 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Boneman
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; Condι 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!
True that!!! Lots to be proud of, Continental was a great company, hope as United we get back there someday soon, new management would help. I think we have a lot of potential.
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Old 06-21-2013 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LAX Pilot
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 $$.
I figured that would be your answer!! Spellcheck is more important than content to you!! At least I hope it was my spelling that you were talking about. And not that you don't know what a "accolade" is!!
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Old 06-26-2013 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SebastianDesoto
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.
So what s your point???
Take your embraer FO expertise and go work in Asia, see how that works out for you
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Old 06-26-2013 | 10:47 PM
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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.
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Old 06-27-2013 | 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Probe
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.
You need to think - think or at least ask pierce what to think.
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Old 06-27-2013 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DontPickIt
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.
And it's things like this that distinguish one airline from another:
By Gregory Karp, Tribune reporter
8:00 am, June 25, 2013
If you want to be connected to the Internet while in flight domestically, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are your best bets among major airlines. And United Airlines for now is the worst, according to a new survey released Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune
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Old 06-27-2013 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LAX Pilot
Another great benefit of merging with CAL.....
SFO - LHR that is L-UA flights not CAL...
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Old 06-27-2013 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jetlink
SFO - LHR that is L-UA flights not CAL...
Better late than never....
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Old 06-27-2013 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jetlink
SFO - LHR that is L-UA flights not CAL...
Maybe Pierce was a cleaning crew imposter that day and stole all the extra toilet paper just to make L-UAL crews look unprofessional... Lord forgive me, Im starting to sound like Staller.
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Old 07-01-2013 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by LAX Pilot
Another great benefit of merging with CAL.....
I think if you go back at look, you will find almost no CAL people that wanted this merger. In fact we lost a much better CEO in Kellner because of it. Many on his team left when Jeff came to power. The good MGT. we had quit instead of working for him and the people of United.
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