Originally Posted by
CO757
That was then, this is now. Different Management, Fleet and attitude. My point is that UA should not be giving away international (since that is where revenue is greatest) flying out of its hub to their alliance partner.
Agreed. I have heard the same argument applied to American: I don't see how being the farm team for British Airways helps AA. On the flip side, both AA and United have enormous expansion possibilities in Europe if they chose to go that route. In a sense, they're each where Continental was in 1996, but with a much stronger domestic network to feed a larger European footprint. If AA decides to use its B757's to move into smaller markets, it would hurt CAL.