Merger Is Announced./ Parker Running Things

[uairhv]

Listening to conference call and it is now announced by both CEO's. Finally a CEO who wants to run an airline.Thank You.

 

[Hello Newman]

Ok...so when doews this man take over? When does Lakefield leave? And who else
gets kicked out?

 

[Squonk]

Ok...so when doews this man take over? When does Lakefield leave? And who else
gets kicked out?

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Parker will serve as Chairman and Lakefield will serve as Vice Chairman.

 

[speedbird86]

Ok...so when doews this man take over? When does Lakefield leave? And who else
gets kicked out?

[post="271106"][/post]​

More important. How much money do these hacks steal on the way out?

 

[d9ever]

If Al Crelin/Glass don't go we might as well clse the doors

 

[livingontheedge]

I am happy for the remaining employees.....Mr Parker sounds like he will do an excellent job.

As for myself, I feel manipulated and deceived. I would NOT have taken the buyout if we had known this was a possibility. Listening to the facts relayed on the conference call I was greatly disturbed. The two companies started talking over one year ago, but Mr Lakefield decided we were not ready, that we needed to go back into bankruptcy to "get our costs in line." AKA......threaten the unions to give it up or else.

Also the statement by Mr Parker that USAirways through recent attrition(buyout?) is stretched "thin" in our operations.

So Sad.......I do wish everyone the best, I think it will be a powerhouse of a carrier!

 

[robbedagain]

I am happy for the remaining employees.....Mr Parker sounds like he will do an excellent job.

As for myself, I feel manipulated and deceived. I would NOT have taken the buyout if we had known this was a possibility. Listening to the facts relayed on the conference call I was greatly disturbed. The two companies started talking over one year ago, but Mr Lakefield decided we were not ready, that we needed to go back into bankruptcy to "get our costs in line." AKA......threaten the unions to give it up or else.

Also the statement by Mr Parker that USAirways through recent attrition(buyout?) is stretched "thin" in our operations.

So Sad.......I do wish everyone the best, I think it will be a powerhouse of a carrier!

[post="271120"][/post]​

I cant imagine how the 600 employees in 30 cities that are being outsourced feel
i am in one of those 30 cities and it's hard due to the outsourcing to know how i feel good luck to those that remain

 

[wench]

Finally A Leader that has BAWLS!!!!

Thank You ,Thank You,Thank You!!

US WHITE COLLER BOYS< WATCH AND LEARN SOMETHING@!

 

[hp_fa]

I am happy for the remaining employees.....Mr Parker sounds like he will do an excellent job.

As for myself, I feel manipulated and deceived. I would NOT have taken the buyout if we had known this was a possibility. Listening to the facts relayed on the conference call I was greatly disturbed. The two companies started talking over one year ago, but Mr Lakefield decided we were not ready, that we needed to go back into bankruptcy to "get our costs in line." AKA......threaten the unions to give it up or else.

Also the statement by Mr Parker that USAirways through recent attrition(buyout?) is stretched "thin" in our operations.

So Sad.......I do wish everyone the best, I think it will be a powerhouse of a carrier!

[post="271120"][/post]​

Actually, he likes to be called Doug. He signs letters that way and asks the employees to address him that way. By and large we like him a lot.

 

[Phoenix]

Finally A Leader that has BAWLS!!!!

Thank You ,Thank You,Thank You!!

US WHITE COLLER BOYS< WATCH AND LEARN SOMETHING@!

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I am dissapointed... the new boss is not getting near the praise that our boy Austin Powers did when he arrived. The marketing still has some work to do...

r/

Phoenix

 

[BoeingBoy]

Actually, he likes to be called Doug. He signs letters that way and asks the employees to address him that way. By and large we like him a lot.

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If only a majority of HP employees like him after what, 10 years or so, that's a pretty good recommendation in my book.

How long did the "honeymoon" last with any of the last several US CEO's - a couple of years at most?

Jim

 

[Dog Wonder]

"Parker will serve as Chairman and Lakefield will serve as Vice Chairman."

Damn, I wanted to be Vice Chairman. Where ARE those hula girls?

 

[livingontheedge]

Dog Wonder,

Thanks for making me laugh! 😀

 

[hp_fa]

If only a majority of HP employees like him after what, 10 years or so, that's a pretty good recommendation in my book.

How long did the "honeymoon" last with any of the last several US CEO's - a couple of years at most?

Jim

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I am going to share a bit more with you folks to try and show what kind of people we at HP have been priviledged to deal with once we managed to get Bill Franke out the door.

Doug Parker took over as President and CEO of America West Airlines on 9/1/2001. The first thing he was actively working on was to finalize a financing deal that was to be closed on 9/12/01. That deal fell apart on 9/11/01. America West now had a totally unexpected cash crunch coming because the deal that was to be signed on 9/12/01 was off the table. In the meantime, no one was flying and all airlines were bleeding out their cash.

Doug recognized the problem and went to the ATSB sooner, rather then later. The deal was rejected once or twice by the ATSB. Doug, in making the applications more attractive toward the ATSB, made one big point that employees have loved him for. He told the ATSB that he would not ask any of his hourly wage employees to take any paycut as a condition for the deal. He stressed that we were the lowest paid major airline and that to ask the employees to sacrafice even more at this time would be unfair. ATSB agreed and Doug has had good labor relations with all HP employees ever since.

The news today came shortly after 1:00 pm MST, while I was in my yearly inflight recurrent class. By 4:00 PM there was an employee Q&A at the Training Center being led by a corporate officer and at 7:00 pm tonight Doug Parker did live presentation and Q&A sessions for employees only that was webcast on our restricted employee site.

What is my point? IMO Doug Parker is a people person. His background is in finance, but he is down-to-earth guy who will spend time with you and make you feel good about the company and yourself. I hope the U folks get to meet him and give him a chance to get most of your past angst behind you.

It's now 12:30 am and I fly in 12 hours, so it is time to get to bed. U employees should be feeling very good about now. It will take a bit longer for the HP employees to feel good about life, but I can see it happening.

Best wishes....

 

[Hello Newman]

If Al Crelin/Glass don't go we might as well clse the doors

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CRELLIN,GLASS AND PALADOONI