so much negatitivity.......why cannot we all be friends. God I hope none of these mergers happen. The management teams will be the only ones who win. employees will get cut, pilots will be merged and most everyone will be unhappy. I have no idea who will come out on top, I am pretty sure it will not be me, I am still stuck at a regional.....one who has beat me down fairly well I must say. It will take years to build competetive mins for united, unless they start hiring at lower mins. But from the experience level in all the new hire classes, guess what? Looks like a lot of guys who have not made it to the majors still want to be there. Good luck all.....I will be flying the Saab for some time yet to come.