Originally Posted by
Happy
It took more than 2 years after the official merger before CO and UA programs to merge.
Dont hold your breath on the guess of 6 months.
About 3 months after the airlines started flying under the same FAA flight certificate the FF programs were merged
The airlines attained a single operating certificate from the FAA on November 30, 2011. That day, all Continental Airlines flights began to use the "United" call sign during air traffic control communications. This marked the end of Continental Airlines.
The single operating certificate was acquired and all flights use the United callsign, some Continental Airlines flights continued into 2012. On March 3, 2012, Continental's passenger reservation system and frequent flyer program was merged into United.
The current deadline for AA and Usair to be operating under one FAA certificate in Jan 18, 2014
This deal is moving faster because AMR needs it ( or at least has it in it's plans) to emerge from bankruptcy
So is May 4 really out of the question ?