United CEO says it doesnt want to be worlds largest airline, but size still matters
Mar 7, 2013, 10:20 pm
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United CEO says it doesnt want to be worlds largest airline, but size still matters
Mar 7, 2013, 11:00 pm
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He does seem to b a silly man with little insight into the aviation business.
Mar 7, 2013, 11:11 pm
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He really has no clue as to reality, does he?
Mar 7, 2013, 11:16 pm
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"Smisek believes Wi-Fi "is the future...""
Brilliance!
Brilliance!
Mar 7, 2013, 11:22 pm
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Beyond Pathetic
He killed two great airline & then tried to force feed us his nauseating video on EVERY flight. If that wasn't bad enough, his #2 guy talked about how "over-entitled" we are.
The guy who's laughing the loudest now is Doug Parker. Me thinks he ain't feeling like the "ugly bride" so much now.
The guy who's laughing the loudest now is Doug Parker. Me thinks he ain't feeling like the "ugly bride" so much now.
Mar 7, 2013, 11:29 pm
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My current CEO is an accountant. I'm the long time COO, he's relatively new and we battle alot about what makes the company successful. I'm constantly amazed at the (poor) quality of the cream that rises to the top. Smisek seems to be one of many in this line of bean counters/lawyers (my current CEO included) who think they can run a business purely from a spreadsheet. They have no insight into the "soul"of a successful company, and trust me, there is a "soul" to all successful service oriented companies.
Mar 7, 2013, 11:35 pm
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My current CEO is an accountant. I'm the long time COO, he's relatively new and we battle alot about what makes the company successful. I'm constantly amazed at the (poor) quality of the cream that rises to the top. Smisek seems to be one of many in this line of bean counters/lawyers (my current CEO included) who think they can run a business purely from a spreadsheet. They have no insight into the "soul"of a successful company, and trust me, there is a "soul" to all successful service oriented companies.
Peter Principle:
The theory that employees within an organization will advance to their highest level of competence and then be promoted one step more and remain at a level, at which they are incompetent.
Mar 7, 2013, 11:37 pm
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That capacity discipline he loves so much is what's causing people who used to fly 100,000 miles a year to stop because they are never getting upgraded anymore.
And what kind of man says "spectacular" every 5 words?
And what kind of man says "spectacular" every 5 words?
Mar 7, 2013, 11:40 pm
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Mar 7, 2013, 11:53 pm
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Jeffy can no longer claim to have the largest network and the 787 isn't flying anytime soon. So the two largest things he has been touting the past 2 years aren't working for him.
p.s. how many kettles buy wi-fi vs. all the HVFs that he is driving away
Mar 7, 2013, 11:55 pm
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Yeah wifi is the future, except its taking me a half a decade longer than my competitors to provide it to our customers and our "co-workers."
Mar 8, 2013, 12:09 am
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In Smisek's defense- he has taken the share price to an all-time high. He will not be going anywhere anytime soon.
Mar 8, 2013, 12:21 am
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United CEO says it doesn’t want to be world’s largest airline, but size still matters
What is the aircraft in the picture? A CO 767?
Wi Fi streaming is great but I still prefer a seatback screen upon which to see it. But it seemed like he was signaling end of DirectTV not canned AVOD.
Wi Fi streaming is great but I still prefer a seatback screen upon which to see it. But it seemed like he was signaling end of DirectTV not canned AVOD.
Mar 8, 2013, 1:31 am
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Delta, AA and UA will all be about the same size in a couple of years, no point in getting into a prestige pissing match by dumping a bunch of low-yield capacity onto the market.
Wi Fi streaming is great but I still prefer a seatback screen upon which to see it. But it seemed like he was signaling end of DirectTV not canned AVOD.
Mar 8, 2013, 1:39 am
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Give me a TV screen!
I have NO plans to buy any mobile stuff or /add another carryon to play with.
Am Happy with some recent movies and Series episodes!
Even if some put me to sleep!
Am Happy with some recent movies and Series episodes!
Even if some put me to sleep!