Thread by @airchive

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029

- Carrying more cargo than DAL & AAL combined
- 260 weekly cargo flights
- Just belly cargo for now
- Testing for cargo in overhead bins & closets in mid May. Need FAA approval
- Using 777 & 787-9s for belly cargo
- No 777s or 787-9s parked

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029 (cont'd-2)

- Carrying a steady 10,000 pax per day compared to 250,000 per day in 2019. 2% of last year.
- Bumped up last couple days but still less passengers per days than total number of UAL Pilots.(13,574).

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029 (cont'd-3)
- UAL flying 10% of schedule
- DAL flying 14%
- AAL flying 30%
- SWA flying 50%
- The less you fly the less cash you burn.
- UAL burning $45 million per day - best in industry

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029 (cont'd-4)
- UAL has not yet reduced July schedule yet.
- June schedule will probably be down 90%.
- Building a plan to be agile & nimble.
- Planning for 30% down in October but want to be able to instantly snap back if passengers return.

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029 (cont'd-5)
- No official furloughs announced. If necessary conversation will start mid to late summer for October 1, furlough date.
- Still working on possible mitigation strategies with ALPA.
- May be addition Displacement bids if necessary.

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029 (cont'd-6)
- Still planning on flying B767-300 international. LHR, etc.
- Schedule down 30% but 40% of pilots being displaced. Due to B756 fleet reductions
- 20 % of B777 & B787 (250ish) Captains scheduled to retire in next 16 months.

#UAL Flight Ops Town Hall: 05/05/2029 (cont'd-7)
- E-SRL lines will be offered as long as surplus of pilots
- 500+ UAL airplanes parked