The Army of One document first appeared when Frank Lorenzo was in charge of Texas Air, namely Continental and Eastern Airlines. The author was a soldier in “Franks Army” when pilots were paid considerably less than industry standard, in some cases less than half. “Temporary” 20% wage concessions lasted for years only to be followed by permanent wage cuts of up to 40% and furloughs despite some profitable years. Aircraft were old and poorly maintained with both airlines were investigated for maintenance fraud. CO was heavily fined for illegally re cycling engine components.
The document was probably a valid commentary on the state of affairs within the Texas Air group when Lorenzo was in charge but to post the document in an attempt to compare CO/EA to QF is ridiculous.