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US Airways new paint job!

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Look at the 757 in the background. That's the way the logo is supposed to be. That least they're not like Northwest/Northeast.
 
Northwest... Oh I thought we became a big corporate department for those rappers "Nig***s with attitude ".
 
Flag on backwards? No, if it was the real Stars and Stripes I would agree but this is just a icon of a flag. Can the microsoft flag be displayed only one way? Must it be treated with respect because its a flag? No. Its an icon. Not a flag that represents a country and all that goes with it.
 
foreverfo said:
Well that's rude to say conisdering the amounts of job losses there would be between the two. You must be a newhire at CAL flying with Scabs telling you how great life is there and a merger with Delta or United is inevitable!!

At least USAir is trying to do something to fix their situation besides going after endless paycuts and etc from their employess group. Granted Siegel did take most of of everything from the employee groups. Whereas you have United's management teasing coming out of bankruptcy then changing their minds last minute and still hide behind the protection of bankruptcy. I guess the government and bought judges are partial for some of the blame. But to say you wish they go away is just rude.

Them in bankruptcy isn't as bad as Mesa, Chiq, Jet Blue and so on and so on all flying F-28/DC-9 sized planes for minimum wages. Think before you spout off as to what is hurting this industry.

Rant over!
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My position is well thought out. I believe in a fair and free market, and yes two airlines going under is alot better than 5 or 6 airlines completely insolvent due in large part to their inability to compete with airlines that continuously default on all kinds of debt obligations from pension plans to aircraft leases while at the same time flooding the market with below cost tickets.
 
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To U's credit, the whole re-branding and new livery is being done at minimal cost. According to a memo by CEO Lakefield on the HUB, the design was all done in-house, and not by an expensive marketing company. Also, the decision to keep the familar flag was to allow for continued use of things like gate decor, jetway logos, and other such things. As for the cost of paint, a majority of aircraft would have to be repainted anyway, as the current paint schemes were debuted in '96 for AW, and '97 for U. According to the company press release, a plane needs painting every seven years.
 
habubuaza said:
My position is well thought out. I believe in a fair and free market, and yes two airlines going under is alot better than 5 or 6 airlines completely insolvent due in large part to their inability to compete with airlines that continuously default on all kinds of debt obligations from pension plans to aircraft leases while at the same time flooding the market with below cost tickets.
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Well thought out, eh? Certainly you are johnny on the spot for number one. At least you have worked long and hard on this little project for the rest of us, and thanks for that, too. "It takes a village."
 
That's the #1 sign your airline is in financial trouble....

Eastern
PanAm
United
USAir
etc
etc

:D
 
EAP said:
Well thought out, eh? Certainly you are johnny on the spot for number one. At least you have worked long and hard on this little project for the rest of us, and thanks for that, too. "It takes a village."
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If your statement was at least coherent maybe I wouuld respond to it.
 
Really, I'm not holding my breath for much based on the first well thought out response. But we all have our opinions, and simply disagree with yours. My response was, admittedly, hampered by the two seconds I had to give to the subject at the time and layered in a lot of disgusted sarcasm.

Quickly, I believe that a large network carrier going out of business, simply for the benefit the remaining carriers, serves only to further weaken the state of the industry by allowing the bottom feeders to set the bar. "Debtor in possesion financing" has been secured by the chapter 11 companies from private funds. Just like in any other industry segment. It's a free market, they do not have to invest. They are investing becasue they believe there may be a way for these carriers to do well at some point. BTW, United doesn't have any more tax dollar handouts than any other airline LCC or not, as they were denied it. America West does, and yet you don't complain about them, and they have your tax dollars working hard. USAir, well, yes, but you lumped a lot of carriers in the same group and it didn't sit well.
 
EAP said:
BTW, United doesn't have any more tax dollar handouts than any other airline LCC or not, as they were denied it. America West does, and yet you don't complain about them, and they have your tax dollars working hard. USAir, well, yes, but you lumped a lot of carriers in the same group and it didn't sit well.
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The airlines you mention above have not received a single nickel of your "tax dollar handouts". What they received were loans guaranteed by the government through the ATSB.

But then you knew that.
 

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