Originally Posted by
TheStoicPaisano
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CO was not anywhere near a third bankruptcy...if UA was so great, they shouldn't have let themselves get punched in the nose and have their lunch money stolen by a "glorified regional airline".
Say what you want about Smisek, but some of the complaints made by the OP are quite disingenuous and wreak of a snotty/snooty kid who was told 'no' for the first time ever. Fortunately, the thread has turned out to be an all-time backfire.
Gordon had unfair advantages? Waahhhhhhhhhhh
Yes, they were very close to a third bankruptcy as the company was still faltering in the years after the 2nd bankruptcy and before Bethune took over. Nowhere did I mention CO as a "regional airline" in the first post, but your last line says all it needs to about your maturity.