United, Continental to merge

[Antithesis]

I don't often care enough about bad service to get to the point of boycotting a company; I'm there with United. They've left our kids' car seats behind in airports in the past, delayed flights, poor service, and the baggage fees. Can't stand them. Thankfully, there has always been an option to not fly with them. I will always gladly take that option.

[valo403]

Oddly enough the only times I've ever had issues with United, at least ones that aren't industry wide in the US, is on codeshare flights with Air Canada.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by getbak

Continental joined Star Alliance a while ago, probably as a precursor to this.

Weird that it'll have United's name but Continental's logo and colours: http://www.unitedcontinentalmerger.com

It's similar to how Northwest flights continue to carry that logo and colours despite merging with Delta.

[Bigtime]

Fleetwide livery changes can take a while, I think most airlines only schedule them when an aircraft is due for a longer maintenance check (C-Check).

I'd be very surprised if an airline took a perfectly good airplane out of service only to paint it.