Is United still technically two airlines?
Apr 11, 2017, 7:39 am
#1
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Is United still technically two airlines?
I remember that after the merger with Continental, they operated technically as two airlines. Are the flight operations still technically separate?
Apr 11, 2017, 7:58 am
#2
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Flight attendant scheduling (and maybe maintenance contracts?) is the only thing separate, I believe (though that will be changing soon). As far as the FAA is concerned, they've had a Single Operating Certificate for years.
Apr 12, 2017, 1:48 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
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Yes they agreed to a new contract last year however the computer systems which manages the flight sUA and sCO flight attendants is still separate. I believe they are suppose to be merged onto one computer system later this year.
