Originally Posted by
bernardd
It's not so much that the legacies aren't in a position to compete, it's that the managers have failed to get them into a position where there's a financial reason for the existence of the business.
This was precisely my point, really. No, Bethune didn't solve the problem for CAL, but let's remember he brought the carrier back from the brink.
What Kellner did, instead of taking risks, being an innovator, or thinking outside the box, was to follow the "lead" of the other legacies. Unlike some others here I do not agree that this was inevitable. In fact, I would argue this was a serious mistake bound to ensure that CO would lose its exceptionalism and end up performing as poorly as the other legacies.