Probe, you simply sound like another double furloughee.

The biggest determinant in an airline's long term survival is senior management.

I've always stated that Tilton was the right guy to be CEO when came along because he was able to get new capital into the business at a time when it was desperately needed. However, he wasn't a leader and he overstayed his time as CEO. Once UAL was financially stable, it was time for him to step aside. While it was a crap shoot among the C-suite, there were some talented individuals that kept the company on the right track.

Unfortunately, things have gone from Tilton's inability to lead to now an entire C-suite full of senior execs who are in charge of an airline much larger than they can competently manage. And Smisek's an even worse leader than Tilton. The most fortunate thing that UCH has going for it is that even a total moron can make money in the airline business at the moment. That won't last; the business will get competitive again so I'm hoping that at least a modicum of talent can rise to the VP level at UCH before too long. If not, UCH is destined for another trip through BK.