I have never worked for United, but I have over 20 years working for a airline.
This is not meant to be a slam on United, but I am just trying come to grasps how a noble company at the pinnacle of a industry can collapse so fast.
One observation I have that keeps sticking with me is why can’t UAL Corp stick with their core business? That is flying passengers reliably and on time to their destination.
Maybe I’m simplifying things, but it seems every few years UAL Corp has to dabble into other businesses at the expense of United. Hotels, rental cars, business jets, web sites, other airlines and now a LCC to be run as a separate entity. Has any venture UAL Corp tried to get into that does not involve United been successful?
I understand that the competitive climate has changed immensely over the last couple of years. But I wonder what is the difference between being grounded on 9/11 and that of weathering a strike by a union that shut down a airline.
Jon
This is not meant to be a slam on United, but I am just trying come to grasps how a noble company at the pinnacle of a industry can collapse so fast.
One observation I have that keeps sticking with me is why can’t UAL Corp stick with their core business? That is flying passengers reliably and on time to their destination.
Maybe I’m simplifying things, but it seems every few years UAL Corp has to dabble into other businesses at the expense of United. Hotels, rental cars, business jets, web sites, other airlines and now a LCC to be run as a separate entity. Has any venture UAL Corp tried to get into that does not involve United been successful?
I understand that the competitive climate has changed immensely over the last couple of years. But I wonder what is the difference between being grounded on 9/11 and that of weathering a strike by a union that shut down a airline.
Jon
