And now that its iron-fisted patriarch is gone (sadly), perhaps that company will become fat and sloppy with its air travel budget, permitting its employees to fly often, and anywhere they want, always in premium cabins.

Probably not.

But if there were enough companies in Silicon Valley willing to burn money, then AA and others would listen. Witness AA's buildup at SJC (the second time around) just after the tech bubble popped - with new flights to CDG and TPE and plenty of nonstops to BOS and JFK.