Lear70
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- Oct 17, 2003
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Hey, I certainly hope that's the case with all the negative numbers and I'd be tickled pink if they started making money and would survive long-term.I should know more of the details than I do, but I believe if you factor in the debt paydown we made quite a lot of money. Much can be debated regarding the goal of strengthening the balance sheet, but I don't think the argument can still be maintained that UAL is losing money. I'm sure someone will be motivated to show some numbers that probably prove me wrong.
I took the paycut and left a regional to come back to UAL. I'm in the midst of the worst of it (brutal pay cut, reserve on the LCO, etc) but I'm still very happy I came back. Only time will tell if I made a foolish decision. Here's hoping that Age 65 takes long enough for plenty of new hires to make it on the property. (c:
W8N
I still remember United as saving my BUTT back in the 80's when I was a 15 year old snowskiing in Aspen and broke my ankle BADLY (sheared the end completely off and it had to have a bunch of screws and plates). My dad worked for UAir and HIS OWN AIRLINE wouldn't let me on to get to the Mayo Clinic in JAX without a suit and tie... I'm in a wheelchair in agony. United's counter wrote the ID-90 remotely without him being there and without UAir ticket stock on a non-stop to JAX and on the flight there was a F/A selling these cool airbrushed ties with a UAL 747 on them - she gave me one 'cause I was obviously so miserable. I still have the tie.
There are some VERY cool employees there, and I have always thought United would be around long-haul. Here's hoping you guys make it!