Originally Posted by
Dolphinflyer
"The FAA has nothing to do with VP Ops selection. John Hale replaced "The Clerk" Hetterman, the most spineless do nothing CP we've ever seen. "
Just tying bits and pieces of intel from different sources. Of course they don't officially have anything to do with the hiring of the VP.
Maybe they didn't, but the current jr VP birdman was told by a senior VP fine collector that he was "out" of the running. After lunch with OurPay, he as called later by the Senior VP fine collector and congratulated on his promotion to Chief iPad cheerleader.
Ourpay was never that smart or a good leader. He was forced by somebody to make a change.
Maybe Tomahawk could tell us the brilliance of making a Domestic FO a Chief Pilot where they fly B777's. I'm sure the questions about Siberian diverts were fielded with the utmost knowledge. Same went for a clueless fool at a tropical crewbase. That kind of stuff got the Federales attention and enough was enough.
Oh, and also, ask Tomahawk how close AA got to the Federales OKC guillotine.
I not sure sure I get your apparent disdain for Senior FO's as chief pilots. Most of the negotiation committee of comprised of FO's. Are FO's talented enough to be there but not work in the flight office?
In the course of my career, I've seen great leaders step forward whether captain or FO.
As to the issue of AA's relationship with the FAA, I think we have a good one, but you'll have to ask others in the know their opinion.
Cheers
