I am only the bloke in charge of his safety for the next few hours.
Wrong. In his mind the new equipment bought from AB and Boeing with all the bells and whistles is what keeps everyone safe. You're just the bus driver supposed to not touch anything. If he had his way there would be automation from push back to block in.
That's how spreadsheet driven bean counters work; people don't matter. We're all just robots supposed to work as told.
Also, I don't think he cares for money or power anymore; he just loves to sit at aviation conferences and tell all the other airlines CEO's how crap they are at doing their job. That's what he lives for.
I pity the man.