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Old 06-30-2023, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by StoneQOLdCrazy
SailingFUD never met a source of pilot leverage too big to p!ss away. Thank goodness this guy is retired.
Seriously! My jaw dropped when I saw him post that. This guys is such a cringeworthy management shill. Retirement must be pretty unsatisfactory for him to be on here so much.
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Old 07-01-2023, 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by StoneQOLdCrazy
SailingFUD never met a source of pilot leverage too big to p!ss away. Thank goodness this guy is retired.
Hoping for your airlines failure is a great strategy!
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Old 07-01-2023, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Airhoss
Some of the “hero’s” on here are are more dense than depleted uranium. Having been caught up in the BS this last week, I can say without he slightest hesitation that this I 100% an ATC/United management caused melt down. When my connecting airplane gets to me 5 or 6 hours late because it was hung up in EWR or IAD on a ATC ground stop that’s got nothing to do with me or the rest of the UAL pilot group.
Whether or not you take the extension to prevent the next domino from falling certainly does have something to do with you and the rest of the UAL pilot group.

Also, whether or not you insert an apostrophe in the word heroes while attempting to insult someone's intelligence has something to do with you.
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Old 07-01-2023, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Zoomie
We need a Southeast hub yesterday. Pick a place: ATL, CLT, RDU, MEM, CHS, BNA.

Make it happen...
This. Add BNA to the list. Seriously. Run a wx analysis to find out which craps out the least due to wx.
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Old 07-01-2023, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by StoneQOLdCrazy
SailingFUD never met a source of pilot leverage too big to p!ss away. Thank goodness this guy is retired.
Originally Posted by Bahamasflyer
Seriously! My jaw dropped when I saw him post that. This guys is such a cringeworthy management shill. Retirement must be pretty unsatisfactory for him to be on here so much.
Look, he's not wrong.

Sure, wishing harm on your company feels good during contract time when you're ****ed off and need to thump your chest, but it's a lot like burning your own house down to spite the neighbors.

You're better to stay focused and fight constructively.
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Old 07-01-2023, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
Seems like success doesn’t get us much either, considering we were first to bail out the company during covid, gave them an unbelievable head start for the recovery, and we were rewarded with it by getting a contract dead last at earliest and a unilateral violation of our covid LOA.
Absolutely, well said.
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Old 07-01-2023, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PipeMan
Will EWR continue to shrink in favor of other bases?
No idea? Kind of a strange question? 🤷‍♂️

I would think, after this debacle, that management would realize they can’t operate the EWR schedule with their current plan, but, none of decision makers ever ask for my opinion.

What do you think?🤔
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Old 07-01-2023, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Lanceair
No idea? Kind of a strange question? 🤷‍♂️

I would think, after this debacle, that management would realize they can’t operate the EWR schedule with their current plan, but, none of decision makers ever ask for my opinion.

What do you think?🤔
Explain to me why you think that is a “strange question”. I don’t appreciate your attitude.
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Old 07-01-2023, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Lanceair
No idea? Kind of a strange question? 🤷‍♂️

I would think, after this debacle, that management would realize they can’t operate the EWR schedule with their current plan, but, none of decision makers ever ask for my opinion.

What do you think?🤔
This will likely accelerate the shift to significantly increase ops at MCO (and maybe TPA). There's no reason to continue to rely on a base that is so predictably substandard in both the Summer and Winter months. You still get a strong East Coast hub (in addition to IAD), weather (especially winter weather) is very comparable to ATL and MIA, and you don't have to deal with the deteriorating political situation in the NY/NJ corridor (which, by the way, is why fewer and fewer pilots/ATCers want to live there).

UAL has been at a huge disadvantage in not having a southeastern hub between IAD and IAH. Now they will.

EWR seems primed to expand the number of slots for UAL (https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...ys/ar-AA1djiUk), but I would be surprised if the damage hasn't been done and you don't see a massive shift to MCO starting 12-24 months from now.
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Old 07-01-2023, 04:08 PM
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It’s the biggest market in the world. I doubt there will be shrinkage.
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