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First, he works his butt off. However he notes as do fellow union members that half the crew does not. His words were that you would have to be a mass murderer to get fired there, and I believe him having managed a union shop in my past. Northwest and Delta will not be far behind United. The management and union structure along with the current "spoke and hub" systems are antiquated. The managment of Southwest and Jet Blue are successfully negotiating profitability through these tough times. AirTrans is growing and expanding. I don't want to hear crap from the other carriers. They have to lower their unit cost per passenger mile. If that means 3 or 4 of the big boys have to go out of business, so be it. Survival of the fittest. And perhaps the unions and management will learn from the demise and liquidation of these airlines. Open my eyes and educate myself? Hell, perhaps you should talk to former Braniff, Pan Am and Eastern employees. Personally speaking I couldn't give a crap if United, Northwest, and Delta were liquidated. They gave me crappy service, always late, always mechanical delays as their excuses and of course, rude employees when you ask simple questions. So if you are working for one of the big dinosaurs, I'd suggest putting in an application with an airline that has a clue. But leave your pro-union buttkissing attitude behind. Southwest and Jet Blue are moving forward, and don't need to hear it.

No I don't work for a major, you're wrong about the hub and spoke system since it's the most efficient way to route people, AirTran runs a hub and spoke system, SouthWest is unionized, Jet Blue is profitable because of sweetheart leases with Scarebus which will expire in a few years then they will have to face those costs like mx and training covered in that deal,: should i go on? Don't pretend you know anything about the airline industry because it's obvious you don't. Take your business to AirTran and Jet Blue and Southwest, that's your privelege as a consumer but don't show your ignorance by spouting platitudes about this industry.