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And what would a new CEO do? Make Boeing build more 8's? Cerftify the 7 faster? How about making Airbus build more airplanes for SWA? Better yet, buy another airline. You will still have capacity issues for the next 18 months. Their are no good options and a new CEO won't change that. Capacity wise SWA is screwed for the next 18 months or so. Most solutions are a least two years away.
Bob is the first CEO of SWA that I know of that admitted on TV and CC that SWA product maybe at it's end. It was designed when high frequency, low load factors and most importantly low cost were the way to go. It made billions. They even admitted that can not monetize much more within the product they have. They won't touch bag fee's. They mentioned 60% of SWA customers book on them because of the two free bags. So they won't even entertain it.
No matter what, whether its BJ or a new CEO, changes have to be made. I just don't think it matters who is running it. Unfortunately, if you are junior here, you will be on the bottom for a while. We are overstaffed for the amount of block hours we fly. So min guarantee is going to be the norm after the summer. So fly your ass off and make some extra cash with the new pay raise. You will be seeing lots 87-89TFP in the fall.
I want a CEO with a vision. Again, what is/was BJ's vision, or priorities. Wait, he said it in a CNBC interview when he took over.... it was DEI and biofuels. Amazingly, it wasn't running the leanest and meanest operation in the industry. We ceased being hungry and it's evident with all the BS and top-heavy GO. Yeah, yeah, yeah... he was appeasing the ESG gods because his bonus depends on it. Fantastic! Another thing... he lost all my respect when flew to BWI for a rally the day prior to Senate meltdown hearings, and instead of sticking around overnight and facing the music, he literally fled on a competitor airline to pull a Biden and hide in the basement until the Senate hearings were over.
So to answer your question... I want a leader, not a cheerleader. I want someone with a clue, someone with a backbone, someone with vision. I don't want another bean counter, nor do I want a stuck-in-1995 IT guy, and I certainly don't want someone incapable of making a difficult decision.
Yes, I'm a junior captain and min guarantee suits me just fine. Bring on the green bars.