Originally Posted by
BlueEyedDevil
I'm sure they'll turn around the balance sheet but I fear it will be one 28-inch-Y-seat-pitch airplane with 4 business class seats at a time.
Come on. US has even gone as far as installing F cabins on most of the Express fleet - I think it's just some CRJs that don't have it now. But to echo what others have said, what outcome were you looking for? Airlines aren't making money. Whatever they were handing over to their elites wasn't fixing it. In the meantime, US is pretty healthy and still probably has the best upgrade rate of any of the domestics.
Maybe this is the perspective of a bottom tier elite who's happy to have anything (me), but what are you really giving up here? US has 4 tiers with solid benefits. The only thing I like better on the AA side is using certs/SWUs instead of automatic upgrades, just so you can prioritize and have a better shot.
If there's anything I'll miss, it's the US *A award chart, but life will go on.