CAL Keeps it's Logo!

[BID]

Not sure if this has been posted, but CAL gets to keep its logo!

http://continentalunitedmerger.com/

 

[145BOSS]

Now, if we just can keep that logo off of RJs bigger than 50 seats.

 

[Saluki Dawg]

I just saw the interview on CNBC and I gotta say that I think this is a bad idea. Pick one brand or the other and go with it. The United Tulip is an iconic insignia that is known and been associated with United Airlines Worldwide for almost 40 years now. The Continental Globe while also a great logo is associated with the Continental name and brand. I think trying to just put United on the Continental paintjob is going to confuse more passengers than they think. If they wanted to keep the globe, then why not just go with the Continental name then.

 

[COpilot]

Great! I had just bought new shirts last month I'll get to keep. It is nice not having the metal wings poke you. (I like the embroidered ones)

But seriously, I'm sorry to be all "cum bi ya" (sp) on this and last nights other thread. But I can see these people putting some thinking into a little thing like the paint job. Sure there might be a money reason; but this is a symbolic message to employees and customers alike that this is a merger. I understand that UA shareholders will now hold 55% vs CO shareholders at 45%, but that sounds pertty close to 50/50.

As I said last night, if we as pilots, F/A's any contract workers have learned anything from history. We have to put down the fights about the color of the airplanes, the size of crew domiciles, $hit about who crossed in '84, '85 on both sides... And not let Downtown Chicago wip saw us to their benifit.

 

[Pocono Pilot]

Great! I had just bought new shirts last month I'll get to keep. It is nice not having the metal wings poke you. (I like the embroidered ones)

But seriously, I'm sorry to be all "cum bi ya" (sp) on this and last nights other thread. But I can see these people putting some thinking into a little thing like the paint job. Sure there might be a money reason; but this is a symbolic message to employees and customers alike that this is a merger. I understand that UA shareholders will now hold 55% vs CO shareholders at 45%, but that sounds pertty close to 50/50.

As I said last night, if we as pilots, F/A's any contract workers have learned anything from history. We have to put down the fights about the color of the airplanes, the size of crew domiciles, $hit about who crossed in '84, '85 on both sides... And not let Downtown Chicago wip saw us to their benifit.

That was pretty stupid, sorry. LOL

 

[gator_hater]

Great! I had just bought new shirts last month I'll get to keep. It is nice not having the metal wings poke you. (I like the embroidered ones) QUOTE]

I have to say, I'm not poked by my metal wings and the look 10x better than the embroiderd.

I agree they need to pick with one brand and it doesn't necessarily need to match the team that keeps the top floor office.

 

[johnsonrod]

I also hear the United/CAL combination will use the callsign "Cactus."

 

[Flyforyou]

I also hear the United/CAL combination will use the callsign "Cactus."

Nope, it will be "PAYus".

 

[densoo]

Webcast:

-- Delta contract is still our offer to the pilots.

-- he wouldn't marry an "ugly girl" (nice way to alienate a large part of your customer base)

-- Q: do you need labor to close the deal? A: "Absolutely not!"

-- Synergies are "profoundly complex"--sounds like financial experts talking about credit default swaps. I.E., "this is too complicated for you to understand." Very comforting.

-- lots of questions about labor towards the end. sounds like they feel that getting labor on board will be easy.

 

[BID]

Corporate America will not get confused by the logo. They are the ones that really matter. The rest of the population looks on the internet for the cheapest ticket. They don't know who the hell they are flying on and what gate to go to anyway.

 

[COpilot]

That was pretty stupid, sorry. LOL

Hey there you you are Poco; where have you been?

Wondered when you would climb out of your hole on this.

Hey tell us all how your job with UA is going (the one you said you had in the bag in '07)? Oh yeah that's right you never got it,, wow sorry about that.

Why don't you just put your head back down the hole and go away now, we'll call you if we need you. "not"

 

[Voice Of Reason]

Not sure if this has been posted, but CAL gets to keep its logo!

http://continentalunitedmerger.com/

Wow...Impressive (and yet soooo familiar) website.

Guess AA won't have to worry about going ahead with a merger until this one is completely finished.

Good old Ford & Harrison happy joy-joy merger team moving from one merger to the next. Same playbook, same psychology, different names.

 

[RSRVWINDSURFR]

I just saw the interview on CNBC and I gotta say that I think this is a bad idea. Pick one brand or the other and go with it. The United Tulip is an iconic insignia that is known and been associated with United Airlines Worldwide for almost 40 years now. The Continental Globe while also a great logo is associated with the Continental name and brand. I think trying to just put United on the Continental paintjob is going to confuse more passengers than they think. If they wanted to keep the globe, then why not just go with the Continental name then.

I'm sure the bean counters thought, "Hmmmmm how can we save some beans? Well, almost the entire UAL fleet needs to be repainted, but CAL's planes are new-looking. Who cares about recognition, let's save some paint!"

Welcome to the land of beancounters, UAL folks.

 

[Whine Lover]

Now...If only the CAL pilots could retain their current pay scale along with the logo.

That United scale looks pretty good...To Management.


YKW

 

[eaglesview]

Now...If only the CAL pilots could retain their current pay scale along with the logo.

That United scale looks pretty good...To Management.


YKW

I don't beieve either side will be keeping their current payscale, it's time to negotiate. As for the paint I think it's a nice gesture to acknowledge the contribution CO makes to the new company and do not think it has anything to do with beancounters.

 

[RSRVWINDSURFR]

do not think it has anything to do with beancounters.

YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLL SEEEEE!


I do like your theory, though...

 

[OurMoney1]

But will an arbitrator keep their junior pilots?

-hhhmmmmmm

 

[Dubya]

....and here you have it folks. Pilots beefing about the a/c paintjob after years of taking it in the cornhole and a chance to regain some integrity.
Nice work.

Callsign: "Fuctusagain"

 

[NoJoy]

The call sign should be "Ted"

 

[Redmeat]

....and here you have it folks. Pilots beefing about the a/c paintjob after years of taking it in the cornhole and a chance to regain some integrity.
Nice work.

:laugh:

Touché...

My personal favorite was the argument over which wings to use...