Maybe. or maybe his bosses departure.

They added a seat, which means one person could be setting up to leave. (read, smooth transition of power on the board)

If he does leave that leads me to ask two questions.....
1) Where would he go? JAL
2) How long is RA thinking of staying?

There is always movement of the top after the successes they have had. I always assumed that the top would go and many would move up. You could be correct though. Timing is right on the money either way.

I think the reason most have a bad stance on him is simple. His comment about losing sleep by not getting enough of a pay cut from the pilots during CH11. That is the root of most the angst as far as I am aware.

Having personally met him and seeing his responses to a CA's very to the point questions, I don't trust the guy as far as I could throw him.

After that assault, he turned to me and asked me if I had any input or anything. (this was right as the merger was getting going...) I told him "We're going in the right direction now...don't screw it up."

I suppose he did come through on that part....

Those two got banned by one of our favorite mods! :eek:

They are resting quite nicely on the patio under a heat lamp though.....:cool:

............+1

Slot swap approved:

DOT: Delta, US Airways can swap slots - Yahoo! Finance

By Harry R. Weber, AP Airlines Writer , On Tuesday February 9, 2010, 4:20 pm

ATLANTA (AP) -- The government says Delta Air Lines and US Airways can swap takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, but there's a catch: They must sell some of the slots to protect competition.

A slot is an interval of time during which an airline can takeoff or land its aircraft at an airport.

US Airways agreed in August to transfer 125 operating slot pairs to Delta at LaGuardia Airport in New York. In exchange, Delta agreed to transfer 42 operating slot pairs to US Airways at Reagan National Airport in Washington.

The Transportation Department said Tuesday it has tentatively allowed the transaction to proceed as long as the airlines sell some of their slot interests to carriers with no or limited service at the two airports

RATS!! You just beat me. ;)

I wonder how many slots we have to sell? JB probably wants into DCA, but who still wants into LGA? More slots for SWA or AT maybe?

Well, how is this? Posted it this AM. How is that for coincidental:eek:. 0941 AM

Since were talking JAL, maybe a good pic of the supreme lizard is in order. OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! IT'S GODZILLA!!!!!!!!!

(now I have to figure out how to post a godzilla pic eating a widget)

The Transportation Department said Tuesday it has tentatively allowed the transaction to proceed as long as the airlines sell some of their slot interests to carriers with no or limited service at the two airports.

I guess the $$$ question is what your definition of "some" is. Could this mean US Air will have to sell some of their DCA slots (which they're getting from us) since the sticking point was reportedly JB wanting access to DCA. Is there much interest out there for LGA slots?