A question for our CAL brothers
 

I just read a post where the author used the term "schoolhouse" several times in reference to a United training center facility. I don't care what you call the training center but I have to ask why you guys get so upset when the 737 is referred to as the Guppy and yet, you call the training facility "schoolhouse".

After all, "schoolhouse" get more questions and laughs than Guppy.

What is the origin of the "schoolhouse" term for a commercial airline training center?

I wrote schoolhouse twice...maybe that's several to you.
Dig far enough into my posts and you'll see I say guppy too.
:p
Don't let your head explode

As far as the history, I don't know where or when school-house originated. I do know that on the old coair website, the training center link had an icon of a little red schoolhouse you could click on

I started a new thread because I knew you'd consider going postal and I "really" tried to avoid that. I am surprised that you count the number of times you use the term "schoolhouse" - do you do the same for Guppy?:D

I answered your question. Good luck ever seeing me go postal. Discipline.

Had a cap go red in the face when I referred to a 900 at the time as a Guppy!
"It carries as much as a 767-200 it's not a Guppy"....... Found every chance to reference the Guppy rest of the trip..

Chairman

And you guys call yours "TK". This makes sense, how?

To add to that, 'schoolhouse' is not a CAL only term. I know PKCola enjoys lobbing grenades, but you'll find the same word used at DAL, SWA, FDX, and more. JUST LIKE GUPPY, it isn't a derogatory term.

Because the company address for the building is DENTK. TK for short. That's where it comes from and that's how it makes sense.

It may not make sense but it is sure easier to say TK than "schoolhouse" without laughing.

Don't know where TK came from originally but it's short for DENTK. Maybe one of the United historians will come up with it's logic or if it makes you feel better, you can make up your own.

I didn't say it was derogatory. I mentioned it only because it's funny our CAL brothers get upset with Guppy being a childish term for an airplane and yet, they call the training center "schoolhouse".

I've got friends at all those airlines and I haven't heard them say "schoolhouse" in reference to their training centers. Maybe they're just embarrassed to say "schoolhouse".