Originally Posted by
eagleatr
Everything at Allegiant was run based on spending little to no money on the operation. If something went wrong, which happened a lot, it was automatically the fault of the pilot, not management, training, dispatch, scheduling, or anything.
The operation was WAAAAAYYYY understaffed, in all departments. It was cheaper to not have enough pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, agents and ground workers, and spare parts. Most maintenance was done by the lowest bidder, with all the resulting problems from that.
As for why he left Allegiant, I know it wasn't his choice to leave. I know some of the details, and some of the rumors, but I couldn't give a specific reason as to why. I know a lot that went in to it, but I don't know if it was for one thing, or a combination of things.
Do you know if he has a resume that can be found?
His background and on-line profile's don't say much. That tells me that it is all about the relationship.
1. He either has crossed paths with or co-pollenated the same flowers that other current UAL managers have in the past, or were chums in a previous life: academia, fraternities, etc.
2. He may have history with board members. I wonder if he served on any boards where other UAL management were, or were possible board members as well. Often times people serve on multiple boards in different companies.
3. How did he get the job with Allegiant? What was the connection to land him that job?
His departure may not have been his idea. Let's presume it wasn't. He had to have known that the end result was a few months out. In that few months prior to his departure he had to have been massaging his contacts to see what is out there. He either got a friend of a friend to drop his name, or his relationship was solid enough to self initiate the move and send out the right feelers and signals that he would be available. His experience is lack luster. Therefore it has to be all about the relationship. What relationship(s) did he leverage to land the position.
If it was all about the relationship this concerns me because he will owe loyalty to and allegiance to the person or persons that swore him in and gave him the secret hand shake. That means they will tolerate poor performance and mistakes from him because they value that relationship as well. I think it's a red herring. I don't trust him until I know how he got the job and who are his minders.