Philip Baggaley
Philip Baggaley
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United shutting down doesn't necessarily fix the problem for other airlines, but it helps a lot. It does divert a fair amount of revenue to other airlines -- United carries about 17 percent of the nation's traffic.
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The external environment is still very difficult, and we expect that they're likely to report a loss this year.
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Maintenance work is often outsourced, especially at the low-cost carriers. I think it weakens labor's hand generally, but I wouldn't extend this to all other types of labor negotiations. American found out a number of years ago they couldn't fly through a flight attendant strike.
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Maintenance work is often outsourced, especially at the low-cost carriers, ... I think it weakens labor's hand generally, but I wouldn't extend this to all other types of labor negotiations. American found out a number of years ago they couldn't fly through a flight attendant strike.
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In addition, such an outcome would encourage other employee groups to join unions to improve their bargaining position in future contract talks.
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The airline's already slim chances of avoiding bankruptcy are dwindling rapidly.