United Airlines . . . Is This The Final Nail In The Coffin?

Squalo · Post by **Squalo** » 11 May 2005, 17:19

http://www.unitedafa.org/

With the scrapping of the pensions and the stirke that it seems will soon follow, Surely this is the end for a once great Airline

What do you all think?

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tof1973 · Post by **tof1973** » 11 May 2005, 17:48

US skies, like European skies, are overcrowded. There is NO room for so many legacy carriers in either continents. Europe looks set to reorganise around three or four main legacy plus a bunch of regional carriers and LCC. It is time for the US to face the same reality. Afterall, there are 500 millions europeans compared to 3 US citizens.

tof1973 · Post by **tof1973** » 11 May 2005, 17:49

I mean 300millions US citizens

typo sorry

Squalo · Post by **Squalo** » 11 May 2005, 18:44

3

I agree with you though ... everyone makes a big deal over the job losses and disruption it will cause but lets be honest it is now a badly run business and needs to be left to fail if thats the way it has to be.

No doubt other airlines will jump in if it does finally come to bankruptcy, With new jobs new aircraft and hopefully a new way of managing so that this problem wont keep repeating itself.

Kind of like Alitalia in Italy.

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sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 11 May 2005, 18:47

Well in a way it's good that United would make some breathing space for other Us carriers. But it's sad for the people I know who's lives depend on United...

regi · Post by **regi** » 11 May 2005, 19:49

If the judge allows that the company doesn't have to fulfill its pension obligations - which is nothing more or less than breach of contract - the question rises "what is next?"
I suggest the managment of United to place some extra orders for new airplanes. A judge will allow them not to have to pay for the planes.