UA Will Never be a World-Class Airline Until They Get Rid of CRJs on Major Routes.
May 26, 2015, 9:53 pm
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The business is there to serve its shareholders so it needs to be a profitable one - and that's, in the long run, good for customers too. I cannot for the life of me understand why customers care if it wants to be "world class". Pan Am wanted to be world class but didn't care about profitability and we all know what happened. "World class" is a meaningless concept. We might want UA to offer more customer goodies for less money, but that doesn't make it "World Class".
May 26, 2015, 11:01 pm
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And if/when the economy takes a fall, UA will bleed red.
May 26, 2015, 11:19 pm
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May 26, 2015, 11:26 pm
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*All this said as I am booking a family trip SFO-ABQ and realizing that the direct RJ really is the better option. At least the outbound 700 has F! Return is on a 200... Still, not worth flying through DEN or LAX due to our schedule.
May 26, 2015, 11:27 pm
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May 26, 2015, 11:30 pm
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May 26, 2015, 11:38 pm
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You cannot compare a Delta RJ and a United RJ. The majority of the DL RJ's have first class, wifi, proper meals and nice employees. In addition to that, they arrive on-time a lot more often than their United counterparts. DL are also a lot more respectful of the segment lengths they are used on. Out of Newark, pretty much everything is on the EMB145 with no wifi, no first class, no meals and segments of 3hr+
May 27, 2015, 2:14 am
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May 27, 2015, 2:53 am
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Now, many understand that taking care of customers and staff is an excellent way of taking care of the shareholders. I think most corporations, including UA, understand that.
But there are limits.
May 27, 2015, 3:29 am
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Company management in a public corporation has a fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interest of shareholders. Ask the SEC.
Now, many understand that taking care of customers and staff is an excellent way of taking care of the shareholders. I think most corporations, including UA, understand that.
Now, many understand that taking care of customers and staff is an excellent way of taking care of the shareholders. I think most corporations, including UA, understand that.
May 27, 2015, 3:30 am
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This is a somewhat derisory remark. Pilots regardless of the aircraft they operate are professionals doing a highly professional and important job. To infer one's competence, ability or achievement is limited because they fly a smaller plane is a bit extreme.
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May 27, 2015, 4:05 am
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In addition plane was oversold and their are standards for Weight and Balance when plane is full. This was not surprise where 40 extra passengers showed up .
All and all a questionable performance by ground staff and cockpit crew.
And if you think the pilot in a RJ , CJ etc in any way compares with the experience of a Captain in an A32o or B737 etc , you know nothing about pilots or the airline hiring practices!
May 27, 2015, 5:26 am
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I was specifically referring to this pilot who wasted time loading fuel and then sat for 15 minutes burning off fuel he had loaded.
And if you think the pilot in a RJ , CJ etc in any way compares with the experience of a Captain in an A32o or B737 etc , you know nothing about pilots or the airline hiring practices!
And if you think the pilot in a RJ , CJ etc in any way compares with the experience of a Captain in an A32o or B737 etc , you know nothing about pilots or the airline hiring practices!
I do not know whether the experience of a pilot on one small plane mirrors another (a 737 is also a small plane) - is there a hierarchy where the most junior and inexperienced fly the smallest planes and as you get bigger your planes do to? Well if age has anything to do with anything, the pilot who flew me on a RJ this morning (on US Air I must add - US is not only airline that uses RJ) was at least in his 50s and didn't look inexperienced (but who knows he might have taken on flying late in life); in contrast I have seen pilots who look as young as mid 20s flying 757s. BTW if UA had no RJS and same happened on an A320 then would we not then be calling them inexperienced or whatever compared to 787 pilots? Where does the comparison end?
That said you are correct that I know nothing about pilot hiring practices, but I do hope the pilots are similarly professional whether flying an RJ or a 747.