Originally Posted by
MD80TW
I think the United guys need to acknowledge that Continental which was a fraction of United's size in the 60s has grown primarily through acquisitions to IMHO equal United in stature and surpass it in financial soundness. Continental has always had serious airline industry CEOs. United has not had this type of leadership since Stephen Wolf.
Wolf was at Republic and sold it to NW. He went to Flying Tigers and sold it to FedEx. He went to United and wound up in a huge dogfight with the pilots' union. He went to USAir and turned it into a train wreck. Wolf's leadership?
Continental had Six and was a respected fellow before it went through Lorenzo. Bethune brought it back to life.
Wolf was not much better than Lorenzo, only slicker and wearing red suspenders. And he is about the only one who profited from his 'leadership'.