AIRLINE: I am still stunned that this airline, touted only a short time ago, as being one of the largest in the world and the largest in the US, could have fallen to such a state. I agree with the theory that the entire industry was on its way down, even prior to 9/11. And that UA, was too good to its pilots and this pushed the marker up for the entire industry and now they're (all of them) are paying the price. In '99 when I was working for AWA, UA was in talks concerning taking us over! How the mighty have fallen! Mike Burris Cambridge, Massachusetts