Originally Posted by
UALinIAH
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.
Listen, I've had lunch with two former airline CEO's. One Kellner, and one Gordon. It's OK to speak with the suits. They won't lie to you (they can't.) I woudn't disbeleive things senior managers or CEO's say, I would couch it, chew on it, and think about it. Sometimes they say things to get you to repeat them, other times it's different. it's all about the relationship. It's really up to you if you want to believe someone or not, it's also up to you weahter you should repeat something or not.
I wouldn't talk to either Jeff due to his arrogance or Lorenzo due to his breaking of ALPA. But, anyone else, I'd entertain what they had to say over lunch or a scotch. I actually had a captain invite Lorenzo into the cockpit. I left and went for a walk around the terminal. Same happened with Smizek. I went to the lav for while....seemed appropriate.