Is it some kind of a modern trend of formerly successful airline CEOs with next to iconic status crashing and burning when times are actually good? Walsh brought BA to profitability and now does things that we expect only from creatures like Michael O'Leary. Including ordering 200 airplanes that are currently considered unsafe to fly.
Tim Clark made Emirates No.1 long-haul airline in the world from next to nothing, but his recent blunder with airplane orders is destroying not only his reputation but the airline's relationships with the plane makers.
When will those people understand that once you've achieved something grand, you have to just step down and retire in a blaze of glory.