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Old 10-03-2010 | 02:22 AM
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DeadHead
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
I actually like RA. I am only pointing out that his compensation level is not low. The real problem will be his successor. The person being groomed for the job lays awake at night worrying that he is paying pilots to much post chapter 11. He also compared pilot value to that of the janitor at Delta. Hopefully those court transcripts will come back to haunt him and someone else will get the job. I don't think we want Ed Bastion in the top position. Had to love Judge Prudence comeback to Bastion's janitor comment before Delta got her removed. Mr Bastion, Your janitors can't fly can they?
If I have one problem with RA its under his watch there has been almost total neglect of the customer. In most of the important customer service areas we are doing very poorly. That may come back to haunt us in a few years. Contrary to opinion people are not being born faster then we can p___ them off!
Any predictions on when RA may call it quits...merely speculation of course. I would think he would want to stick around at the very least until he has the company meeting the operational goals he has set forth. The good thing is he is an airline guy, at least I believe he has defined himself as such before.

I think passenger treatment will improve once lingering post-merger labor issues subside and aircraft interiors/airport facilities updates are completed. Oh that and when our lovely 90 year old cat-wranglers decide to retire.

Last edited by DeadHead; 10-03-2010 at 02:48 AM.