Breaking News: UA and CO strike merger agreement
Apr 29, 2010, 2:32 pm
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WSJ Reporting CO-UAL merger will be announced on monday
front page wsj.com
Apr 29, 2010, 2:35 pm
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Apr 29, 2010, 2:36 pm
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There is a thread for this discussion already running: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...-airlines.html
Apr 29, 2010, 2:36 pm
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Good - since we here at FT have worked out all the details for CO - all UA/CO has to do is read the forums.
Apr 29, 2010, 2:41 pm
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-sigh-
! What a waste of time friending CO on
book.
! What a waste of time friending CO on
book.
Apr 29, 2010, 2:57 pm
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There is a thread for this discussion already running: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...-airlines.html
Apr 29, 2010, 3:03 pm
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The new news in the article is that Jeff takes over as Chairman in 2 years.
Apr 29, 2010, 3:05 pm
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Death of a great airline. I'll miss you Continental.
Apr 29, 2010, 3:13 pm
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Larry planned to add channel 9 - but it did have a higher cost than expected, and CO is converting to DirectTV - what will UA do?
Apr 29, 2010, 3:13 pm
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Someone better tell the police to watch all the bridges in Boca
Apr 29, 2010, 3:30 pm
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Apr 29, 2010, 3:40 pm
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Don't get too depressed too quickly. Part of what UA is buying is a new management team, and one that is not loathed by its own unions. If you asked the UA board which airline has changed more recently with the partnership between the two airlines, I think they would vote unanimously that UA has changed more. From my view out the window, I'd have to agree with them. I'll miss the name, though to me, I can't help but think "Texas International" every once in a while (legacy Continental died in the 80s). The brand may go away, but I'm hoping that Gordon's foot soldiers carry on the good fight.
Apr 29, 2010, 3:47 pm
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i just went through the NW/DL merger, not sure i will survive another just when i was getting accustomed to CO's way of doing things. *sigh* here is hoping it turns out much better than the NW/DL mess.
Apr 29, 2010, 3:51 pm
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Indeed. The CO flyers are in for a ride. CO was the last bastion of a sane FF program and customer service experience. Where do you go now? AS? Not if you live in Texas.