Southwest Future
12-12-2012, 08:09 AM
#25
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Originally Posted by jetliner1526
WN CFO announces retirement in August and general counsel yesterday. Both look fairly young to be retiring. What's up at the GO?
Just my two cents here, but Gary K. is going to run out of people to "hold responsible" (i.e. terminate) for the current state of the company (AirTran, -800's, etc.) . . . . . the board of directors will eventually be coming after him.
Yes, the industry has fundamentally changed in the last 10/20 years, but we need a true "Warrior" like Herb K. back in the saddle. Watching a bean counter count beans is about as inspiring as watching paint dry. Unfortunately the entrepreneurial spirit and fight of a founder of any company, can never be replicated in successive generations of leadership.
12-14-2012, 05:59 AM
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Position: A320 Capt
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Originally Posted by JDFlyer
Watching a bean counter count beans is about as inspiring as watching paint dry. Unfortunately the entrepreneurial spirit and fight of a founder of any company, can never be replicated in successive generations of leadership.
12-17-2012, 01:59 PM
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Position: Legacy FO
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Originally Posted by JDFlyer
Don't know.
Just my two cents here, but Gary K. is going to run out of people to "hold responsible" (i.e. terminate) for the current state of the company (AirTran, -800's, etc.) . . . . . the board of directors will eventually be coming after him.
Yes, the industry has fundamentally changed in the last 10/20 years, but we need a true "Warrior" like Herb K. back in the saddle. Watching a bean counter count beans is about as inspiring as watching paint dry. Unfortunately the entrepreneurial spirit and fight of a founder of any company, can never be replicated in successive generations of leadership.
Just my two cents here, but Gary K. is going to run out of people to "hold responsible" (i.e. terminate) for the current state of the company (AirTran, -800's, etc.) . . . . . the board of directors will eventually be coming after him.
Yes, the industry has fundamentally changed in the last 10/20 years, but we need a true "Warrior" like Herb K. back in the saddle. Watching a bean counter count beans is about as inspiring as watching paint dry. Unfortunately the entrepreneurial spirit and fight of a founder of any company, can never be replicated in successive generations of leadership.
12-17-2012, 02:24 PM
#30
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Posts: 420
Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
I think it all comes back to the fuel hedges. They allowed SWA to undercut the industry with explosive growth. Now that you don't have that advantage, SWA is like every other carrier except that you haven't gone into bankruptcy ... yet.
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