StaySeated
IBT does not represent ME
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I can't find an electronic copy of the ad in today's Chicago Trib business section and I am too lazy to type the whole thing, but I have to say "nicely done".
I personally think most press releases and billboards are totally irrelevant and merely serve the purpose of generating some rah rah amongst the intended pilot group, but United's ad today was different.
UAL is getting slamed in the local press due to cancellations over christmas. UAL blames the weather and the pilots blame staffing. Here is the best line in the add.
"We have repeated warned United's management that they do not have the crew resources to staff our airline adequately and have repeatedly asked them to discuss these shortcomings. So far they have declined to do so. Instead, they diverted $750 million of cash payouts so that they may receive personal stock dividends of $2,196,165. The top five United officers received a combined salary between $65,983,879 and $100,850,809 in 2006. We believe your holiday travel experience would have been much better this week if they had used that money on the airline instead of on themselves"
Nice.
I personally think most press releases and billboards are totally irrelevant and merely serve the purpose of generating some rah rah amongst the intended pilot group, but United's ad today was different.
UAL is getting slamed in the local press due to cancellations over christmas. UAL blames the weather and the pilots blame staffing. Here is the best line in the add.
"We have repeated warned United's management that they do not have the crew resources to staff our airline adequately and have repeatedly asked them to discuss these shortcomings. So far they have declined to do so. Instead, they diverted $750 million of cash payouts so that they may receive personal stock dividends of $2,196,165. The top five United officers received a combined salary between $65,983,879 and $100,850,809 in 2006. We believe your holiday travel experience would have been much better this week if they had used that money on the airline instead of on themselves"
Nice.