Originally Posted by
Boeing Aviator
Kirby is smart enough to know if he picks a scope battle with the pilots he will lose. Remember to guys like Kirby it’s all about ego. He wants to be a success and show AA they shouldn’t have axed him. The only way to do that is to cut a deal with the pilots or we both lose.
Where did you get the idea that AA axed Kirby? He was Dougie's right hand man for more than a decade. UAL wooed him over, dangling the prospect of succeeding Oscar.
Kirby may be hated by AA pilots but Kirby did a good job of cleaning up the merged AA/USAirways operation.
One can hate Kirby, but he's one of the better airline execs at running an airline out there. Let's not forget the Crandall was also despised when he was an active airline exec.