Originally Posted by
AAL24
I don't like the way Doug chooses to run the airline but that is a ridiculous statement. DP went from running a tiny low cost carrier to controlling the largest airline in the world. His total compensation package most likely exceeds any other airline exec for the last decade or so. Ruthless and cunning maybe, but not an idiot.
Doug didn’t build AWA. Bill Franke turned it around out of bankruptcy and built it. Doug inherited it and used it to buy UsAir.
Nothing he has done is impressive if you look at it in context.