nycbusdriver said:
I'd love to see Siegel given the bums' rush, but experience shows that each time we manage to dump a CEO, the next one is only worse!
I don't think there's a high quality, airline-experienced manager out there who would touch this cesspool.
I would love to think in opposite terms on this issue.
Hopefully we still have someone out there in the business world that has retained some ethical nad moral qualities?...and would see re-building this airline as the chance of a life-time challenge to master.
When I say re-build...I do not for a moment imply to just returning to what we were...or business as usual. We need to emerge way past that way of thinking...and hopefully become a company known for preserving values and quality..along with jobs. Wouldn't that be a unique selling point in todays economy?
I'd like to think that the Can-Do American spirit has not been completely destroyed or under-mined to the point that someone with a postive goal in life couldn't drag the Phoenix out of the flames.
Right now we need someone that's interested in growth via expansive moves..and equally interested in cultivating and exploiting the talent that lies within us all...not exploiting just our collective will and wallets.
I also see a need for a leader whose eager to work with the politicians in the areas that we serve...not just garnering thier support then stabbing them in the back in the next breath. This has been ..and will be Seigels legacy. He solicits support..then kills the supporters. We have seen this in every aspect of his dealings to date. Nobody or No Place is immune to his tactics and dirty dealings...but what do you do? I equate Seigel to a business version of a female "Black Widow" Spider...or a Praying Mantis.
I would love to see this leadership group being shown the door...but they have a stacked deck on this...so I won't hold my breath waiting for that day.
Bronner is basically the only one that can get rid of this guy..and why would he? Seigel is doing everything possible to make this guy a local hero in Alabama...but it's being done at the expense of 45,000 workers...or should I say 28,000 workers now?...and multitudes of cities that we served ..or still serve in a reduced and ramshackle capacity.
How is Bronner a local hero you ask? He bought an airline for a "Pig and a Poke"..and now he's trying to bring good (Not Great) paying jobs to his state. The fact that we have limited service there...and the fact that our assets will be removed from the mainstream flow of our operation is of little to no concern to either of these guys. It's a paper shuffle to these people...and we are but bits of data on those papers in thier eyes.
Until a leader emerges that's interested in people ,quality , the communities we serve, integrity, honor..as well as profits..we are all just going along for the ride.
The days of local pride in business relations like what Piedmont had with CLT and INT...and Allegheny had with PIT are all but over. The leaders now have no ties to anything but thier own advancement and profiting. We and where we live do not even become a consideration...until something is needed by them.