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I wouldn't be so quick to pull the plug on SABRE... Isn't the New US going to continue to be a STAR partner??? Didn't US pay big bucks for upgrades to SABRE to make it STAR alliance compatible??? How much money will need to be dumped into SHARES to make it pass the STAR audit?? As tight as...

There are some good arguments for keeping aircraft such as the DC-9 and F-100. They’re both proven airframes. All the operational kinks are long worked out of them. While they may have each had their respective mechanical issues, they were well known and could be overcome by those who were...

If this event is being heralded as the final nail then no one has been watching the play. The final act will start on Jan 6th in court.... I'd be surprised to find-out if any of the IAM folks believe there will be an acceptable company offer. When there's not, how many of these folks will be...

Good God Man!! I get your point but for heavens sake, don't give them any more ideas!!! I remember a few years back the gov actually did a study to find-out what the fastest flowing Ketchup was. (Heinz lost) Some high ranking gov official probably lost his/her bag so right away there's gonna...

jcw, You can't just look at the low fairs the LCC's are charging and say that this alone shows that they aren't footing their share of the bill. The legacy carriers may charge more for a seat, but how many of their seats are they flying empty? You have to look at revenue. If I'm a legacy...

Was this article well written? I think we can all agree that it wasn’t. Was it inflammatory to airline labor? I think we can all agree that it was. Who was the main audience he was trying to reach? Definitely NOT airline labor. What point was the author trying to make? If you...

mp863, I believe the "missing" A330 (N676UW) has been sent to Mobil for heavy MX. The big busses are now beginning to come due. If the schedule looks like it's only accounting for 8 A/C, I would say that it will probably remain at 8 until all the A/C cycle through their checks. One...

mweiss / boeingboy I saw the first draft of the Oct. schedule and I think that PIT only loses 12-15 flights per day (including express operations). This combined with the talk at the water cooler, leads me to the conclusions that the PIT transformation will not kick into full swing until Nov...

Life after US Airways? Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus! All you have to do is believe!! (in yourself that is… Santa won’t put a job under your tree this year…) Normally I’m the most pessimistic person in my group, but only where our companies future is concerned, not my own...

PITbull, We are in agreement at last. I believe the worst thing Seigal could have said in his webcast was "If you don't like it here, leave. Remember, it's always easier to find another job while you still have one." This did nothing to boost moral from the standpoint of rebuilding this...

PITbull, So in your eyes I am and always will be a heathen capitalist? Just because when I was asked to give-up X amount of money and I did not say well "There are others who work here, who are paid less, that will surely be giving-up more than me, so I implore you to make me sacrifice more to...

Cav, First off, I am a rocket scientist. I have the sheepskin to prove it! So don't try to insult my intelligence. You, PITbull, and 700UW need to understand the following: Everyone on this property GAVE! I myself gave over 6% in salary alone. Now you say that I'm not worth...

700UW, I cry your pardon for my typo on AC 428 that is now parked in PIT. I can't say for sure if it was my dyslexia or rather poor typing skills that caused me to report "482". Other than that error, I ask you what difference there is in the numbers that I supplied vs. yours? I showed (70)...

All, As of today at 19:30Z our (UAIR) Dispatch system shows the following count: B737-300 70 active tail numbers B737-400 46 active tail numbers with one AC(482) unassigned in PIT. So if this rumor is to be the end of our 737 flying, where are the rest of the aircraft going? My...

I have to agree with MMW's assessment. There will be no "short term" job losses due to these first 10 Airbus aircraft. By far what everyone needs to worry about are the job losses that are coming because YOUR UNION in order to survive will OPEN THE CONSESSION STAND WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT! Or if...