1.   Although United pilots Phil Field and Steve Forte had already clocked hundreds of hours on the jet in flight tests over the past year, this takeoff was different.

2.   As for that United pilot who criticized the company from the cockpit, Bradley says the union does not condone such behavior.

3.   But, as owners, United pilots expected to participate in the gains, he said.

4.   Coming just two days after United pilots reached a tentative agreement in their summer long labor dispute with the airline, the entire trip went off without a hitch.

5.   Even before the contract lapsed, United pilots were earning slightly less than US Airways pilots.

6.   Mullin noted that United pilots own a sizable chunk of the airline.

7.   Speculation about such an alliance was fueled by a Bloomberg News report that cited a United pilots union analysis suggesting Delta might seek a partnership.

8.   Soliday of United said two such assaults on United pilots have taken place in the last year.

9.   The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents United pilots, denies there is any organized job action.

10.   The combination of seniority lists with US Airways is another concern of United pilots.