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I've been reading quite a bit about PAR and Altimeter. I suggest that the rest of you do the same. They own a small piece of United and a small piece of Delta. If any of you think that these 2 groups want to make United or Delta great airlines you are sorely mistaken. They are in this strictly for the money. If they have to step on the employee contracts and customer satisfaction of both airlines to get their money they will happily do it. These 2 groups and their new ex-con mouthpiece want to finish what the first ex-con (smiesnik, sp? don't care) started, destroy United for their personal profit. Bethune was praising smiesnik on his CNBC interview, THAT should be enough for anyone to understand their agenda.
Sounds like you are on the right track. The CNBC interview makes it obvious that Bethune took Smisek's dismissal personally. I found this article interesting too. There appears to be a history of angst between Bethune and Henry Meyer going back to Bethune's unexpected departure from CAL in 2004. Gordon appears to have an axe to grind.
United-Continental's Leadership Problems Have Deep Roots - Fortune