Well the thread is going to hell in a handbasket!
This thread started with a surprise
announcement that UAL lost so much money because the leadership couldn't find their way out of a paper bag. We are in trouble, make no mistake. Jim Goodwin is getting a grease job from Wolf all the way; Wolf will need surgery soon to get Jimmy's tongue out of his a$$. Dutta is adrift with no capability of independent thought, and certainly no attempt or ability at being a leader. Steve Forte (Sen VP Flt Ops) is enjoying his million dollar a year job to the point that he lies low and does nothing to get himself noticed. So much so in fact that they have started posting his picture on milk cartons in the Chicago area - missing leader alert. The only person running the show is Andy Studdert who is determined to win back the pay concessions they gave to the pilots last year; this is his way of trying to get Jimmy's job. No one outside the company wants it, so we will have to put up with Goodwin, until the greedy BOD (with the exception of Rick) are replaced or start to look after the share-holder and employees. The situation right now is one of paralysis. We are in trouble, with no Captain to lead. At least with Gerald Greenmold we had communication and motivation.
Goodwin simply must go - whether or not there is a suitable replacement. He smiles too much...all foam and no beer.
So back to the thread!
[ 25 July 2001: Message edited by: Oilhead ]