United to ground 64 more 737's

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06-04-2008, 05:16 AM

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cfii2007

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Originally Posted by bifff15

I think they will be replaced by 737's in the "Canyon Blue" paint scheme. There is a reason SWA rolled into 3 UAL fortress hubs in the last two years.

They will go back to the leasing company, be picked up by SWA, who will somehow magically continue to make a profit.

06-04-2008, 05:22 AM

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seattlepilot

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I am sure Brian Bedford and Jerry Atkin are salivating over this..

06-04-2008, 05:25 AM

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SKMarz

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All this and not ONE word from our union. How reassuring.

06-04-2008, 05:29 AM

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Charlie Murphy

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This is a crappy way to start the day, as I have many good friends at UAL. Good luck to all.

06-04-2008, 05:29 AM

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A buddy of mine is one ride prior to his rating ride at UAL...they "released" him from training the other day and told him to wait for an "announcement" tomorrow (Thursday).

06-04-2008, 05:35 AM

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How about the paragraph where it says Joe Kolchak is the new senior VP of Flight Ops. Good luck with that!

06-04-2008, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaceman Spliff

Yes...but LCCs are going to expand wherever they can be profitable. I would too.

LUV can't expand and be profitable on those flights. Any additional flights have to fly with unhedged fuel at market prices. That is why they have stopped all growth.

06-04-2008, 06:13 AM

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CHQ Pilot

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I would have to go back and look at previous filings, but I believe SWA's percentage of hedged fuel was with the original delivery schedule of taking almost 30 aircraft this year and around 30 next year. When they paired growth, it effectively increased the percentage of hedged fuel. If they don't retire the aircraft like they thought, it would only decrease the amount of hedged fuel across the fleet by a few percent. SWA still pays market prices for fuel; they use the hedging program as a revenue management tool.

06-04-2008, 06:20 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bifff15

I think they will be replaced by 737's in the "Canyon Blue" paint scheme. There is a reason SWA rolled into 3 UAL fortress hubs in the last two years.

I have all the respect for WN in the world. Top notch company. But today lets not bash the UAL drivers. WN will have its day too when it pays oil just like everyone else.

Best of luck to the United employee's.