Phil,
Losing by 900 votes is not substantial when you have 47,000 members. You obviously don't like him, but he has presided over an industry in meltdown and I think he has done a good job. Consider all that has happenend during his Presidency, with most of the US majors in Chapter 11, seeking wage cuts and concessions. It's not a job I would have liked to do, but maybe the new guy will have an even tougher time restoring things back to the way they were. Good luck to him.