Originally Posted by
Thor
You guys are dreamers. Oscar said he needed 90 days to visit around the system and get a clue about how to run United. His start date, September 8th, + 90 days is December 7th. The contract extension deadline is November 20th, so, the new boss won't have even completed his initial uptake by then.
The cynic in me says this is a last ditch effort by flight ops management to patch past mismanagement before they have to explain to the new boss why United can't fly to Aukland or Tel Aviv. I'd be shocked if Oscar was involved in, or even aware of, current pilot negotiations.
Being that Oscar and the MC had a better relationship on the BOD I am sure this came down from the top. In other news he has just volunteered to give the SCAL FAs profit sharing for 2015. The real barometer will if the mechanics close out a deal when they meet again.