There is definitely change coming which is probably the reason for the conference call (which is not uncommon). With the type of changes the company is making to survive financially strong, this would require meetings such as this, as many departments will be and are being put to task.
US can be a good stand alone, low cost airline (not low fare), but a merger with UA could be a much better way to go (we'll see), like I said previously, there are many reasons why the matchup works.
I hope everyone can appreciate that we have a team that has put us in a position to get through hard times like this, putting all other things aside (pilots). I just want to make it long enough to retire next year.