Has he started yet hippy? I heard today that the whole move was done to protect him from the chop. A.N Other had applied for the job and been told after interview that he could more or less start making plans, only to be told later that things had changed and Homer was going.
It now transpires that the newly refurbished hangar that LTN line is attached to is to get a new hangar manager who will also be responsible for running LTN line. If Homer were to have stayed, this would have effectively made him redundant.
Another case of 'The Brotherhood' at work methinks?