Originally Posted by
BMEP100
LOL! you were in the room for that conversation with Glenn?
Funny, the insiders in the Wall Street Journal had a different take altogether on that US AIR deal.
IF there is any truth to your story, it is only because Smisek knew the CAL mgt would bail rather than do it and this was his only chance to sit in the big chair. Shows the kind of guy he is.
Larry Kellner told me personally he refused to do the deal because it was not a good deal and offered his resignation.
I saw him two years later and he said he was glad he left, but felt bad for the friends he left behind.
It's water under the bridge now anyway- some, like divorced wives can't let go. They are too fat and ugly to get picked up.
Wow line pilots all cozy with the suits!
Personally I don't believe squat that a suit tells me. If it's not painted in our colors on our ramp, or listed in our contract, I tend to take everything they say with a grain of salt.
Over the last 20+ yrs I've heard lots of suits say lots of things and most have been BS. It carries about as much weight as a TK rumor.