1.  In employee surveys conducted by United management, only a small minority of the workers favored proceeding with an offer for USAir.

2.  The United executive said that United management will indeed now concentrate on improving reliability and restoring profitability.

3.  United management and its pilots continued their discussions this week after talks were recessed last Friday.

4.  United management has had a spotty record of running its own business.

5.  United management sees the ESOP as a success.

6.  A previous offer -- which United management only made after intervention by the Bush administration -- was voted down by union members.