Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Question, does he have tenure?
Isn't that scope?
And does he run an airline or has he ever tried to? Has he ever tried to go through an air carrier certification process? Does he know what an Ops Specs is? Does he know the only thing required to have a commercial air carrier certificate is a pilot.
We all know the joke, those who can do and those who can't... teach. That's not always true,
I loved teaching flying and could fly just fine myself, but, when you spend all your time in academia you're not doing and probably couldn't if you tried. You've never dealt with people, government, roadblocks, hiccups or banks. The only issues you know is your computer not saving your latest paper or the microphone not working well in your classroom.
As to the item in red....
As far as the rest, Swelbar is in academia but isn't really an academic (masters degree only). While I strongly disagree with his hack piece ACL posted, he does have the background to belie your argument. He has been an LEC Chair as a flight attendant, so he has a labor leadership background. He started his own airline (AirTran) just 3 years after finishing grad school, then sold it in 1998 to the then ValuJet. He started Eclat consulting in 2001 which became one of the leading mouthpiece houses in the post 9-11 airline world. They got big because they were balanced, including former airline managers, labor leaders, and financiers in their consultant stable.
So he'd probably read your piece and say you should do a little more homework and come back with a more cogent argument!
