Really people, forget about the noise and enjoy life. It's definitely not worth worrying about or getting stressed over. If the last 15 yrs taught us anything, it was this.

Record profits and all of this negative media hype. Imagine what they wrote about UAL/CAL during the dark days of the early 2000's. My guess without researching - both companies would be long dead by now.

I wouldn't lose a second of sleep over this stuff. Not that bad things can't happen, but we are better poised now for profitability, attrition & growth then I can remember for a very long time.

If these analyst were so right all the time they would be long retired counting their millions.

This.

I can hardly speak accurately as to how much damage JS did in his short time here. As a commuter and interacting with the paying public twice a week I am still amazed at the level of contempt toward UAL ops...and I have seen a marked improvement in the past 8 months or so from the right seat perspective. Until we convince the public that we've gotten our sh!* together it doesn't matter the metrics we post on the daily email. I'm thinking that many valuable and loyal customers left in the years JS was in charge and the stigma has been perpetuated. Just goes to show how much a terrible CEO can affect your organization.

United has been hated for atleast 20 years. It is impossible for anyone to write something positive about United. It's just the way it is......how the hell do you take a half billion dollar profit and shrink it to profitability:confused::rolleyes:

I wouldn't waste too many brain cells on this. Sounds like the two weird hedge funds are starting rumors for some effect.

Our market cap is so high, it would be incredibly expensive to do any corporate shuffling.

Just noise. Back to important things, like beer.

Our market cap is not high at all. We are roughly the same size as DAL and our market cap is rapidly approaching half theirs.

The UAL flight attendants have been waiting on a contract for years. The only group that interacts with pax during flights is ****ed off. I would start there if I was in charge, but that would be spending money.

Don't confuse Probe with details - it causes his head to spin.

I disagree. As we have seen lately, these guys can have an impact with a small amount of holdings. We better get out s••t in one sock soon.

Good reputations can take years to build and destroyed in fraction of that time. I guess analysts aren't aware of that.

Here's my contribution, I try to entertain myself by making a game of burning less gas enroute than dispatch planned for. Sure, sometimes it's easy, but sometimes it takes studying the actual winds/turbulence enroute vs. forecast. Sometimes, it is by backing off on the CI a bit when we are running early. Sometimes it is by requesting direct to the FAF. Passes the time and makes me feel special. :cool:

Of course, after I bank the savings... I don't feel too bad drawing on it by firing up the APU when "Off" arrivals are in effect. ;)