Though I'd already pretty much declared allegiance to UA, the pilots strike of last spring only solidified my distate for AA. I had a chance to read the judge's decision inthe case, and the kind of tactics that the union engaged in just turn me off from flying with them.

Of course, UA isn't without the same kind of troubles, but given that I think the AA pilots union got exactly what it deserved, I'm probably going to stay away from AA for a while.

I also keep in mind: while I'm not going to reach UA 1K in the very near future, if I flew AA I would never reach Plat Exec level because I almost never fly on full fares.