Aloha Don!

[L1011Ret]

Here is a Aviation Week article about Carty a couple years old. "From Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 15th
MIND YOUR MANNERS
American Airlines CEO Donald Carty's unusual letter to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta toward the end of American and British Airways' futile application for U.S.-U.K. antitrust immunity draws a slap from the department. Issuing its final order in the case, the department says in a footnote it was "concerned about the letter's intemperate tone." Perhaps it was Carty's complaint that the department "chose a path of political expedience" in setting conditions on immunity. Or maybe his assertion that Heathrow Airport slot divestiture requirements were "about punishing [AA and BA] and/or enriching those of our competitors who complained the loudest." Whatever, the Transportation Dept. took the occasion to "remind participants in our proceedings of our rules regarding standards of conduct."

 

[orwell]

Here is a Aviation Week article about Carty a couple years old. "From Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 15th
MIND YOUR MANNERS
American Airlines CEO Donald Carty's unusual letter to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta toward the end of American and British Airways' futile application for U.S.-U.K. antitrust immunity draws a slap from the department. Issuing its final order in the case, the department says in a footnote it was "concerned about the letter's intemperate tone." Perhaps it was Carty's complaint that the department "chose a path of political expedience" in setting conditions on immunity. Or maybe his assertion that Heathrow Airport slot divestiture requirements were "about punishing [AA and BA] and/or enriching those of our competitors who complained the loudest." Whatever, the Transportation Dept. took the occasion to "remind participants in our proceedings of our rules regarding standards of conduct."

If you ask me, that sort of rhetoric is actually a positive in an airline CEO. You actually want someone who will stand up to the outrageous "now-we're-regulated-now-we're-not" nonsense that is constantly impeding industry progress.

Look at the outrageous market share STAR has at FRA and compare that to the whining about LHR. It's a crock.

 

[TWAnr]

Not so fast.

Boeing unit not swayed by Carty's Hawaiian plan

Thu Mar 25, 2004 02:52 PM ET
By Kathy Fieweger

CHICAGO, March 25 (Reuters) - Boeing Co.'s (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) financing arm is not impressed with former American Airlines chief Don Carty's plan to invest in Hawaiian Airlines and believes its own plan is still best, according to a spokesman.

Boeing Capital Corp., one of the largest creditors of the bankrupt Hawaiian Airlines, is trying to invest in Hawaiian and bring back a former chief executive.

There are now three competing bids for Hawaiian Air: one with Carty as the big-named backer, another by a Hawaiian Airlines pilot and a third backed by Boeing Capital Corp., an aircraft lessor which intends to reinstate a former chief executive, Bruce Nobles.

"His (Carty's) inclusion in the John Adams plan doesn't change our belief that the plan that we have proposed with Corporate Recovery Group offers the best plan for the recovery of the airline," said Boeing Capital spokesman Russ Young.

Complete Reuters article

 

[MCI transplant]

Somebody should warn those people over there about what they are getting with Carty.

Carty=Lorenzo=Icahn= failed defunct airline. (Or big huge mess with thousands laid off.) :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

:down: Believe me,as bad as Carty may seem, he's just an amature, compaired to Lorenzo, and Uncle Carl!!!!!! Signed: "Someone who has been there!"

 

[L1011Ret]

I wonder what Carty promised them. He promised his own BOD he had spoken to the unions about executive perks and promised the TWA F/As a "fair and equitable" seniority integration. What promises do you suppose are in the Adams Group offer? Watch out HAL.

 

[capeman]

First order of business is to establish a management bonus plan. Second, If the first order does not work out, then make it an incentive plan.

 

[local 12 proud]

First order of business is to establish a management bonus plan. Second, If the first order does not work out, then make it an incentive plan.

third order is negotiate concessions from all employees except management and call it "SHARED SACRIFICE" :blink:

 

[desertfox]

third order is negotiate concessions from all employees except management and call it "SHARED SACRIFICE" :blink:

How about this as the new motto......

Five Great Islands- One Great Airline!

 

[LiveInAHotel]

He should feel right at home with Hawaiian, because they have some of our DC-10's! I bet that was part of the deal when they bought the DC-10's from AA.

I feel so sorry for the Hawaiian employees, they will have many years of lies and deception.

 

[twasilverbullet]

How about this as the new motto......

Five Great Islands- One Great Airline!

Love it!.............but it should read like this:


FIVE GREAT ISLANDS AND ONE GREAT AIRLINE* (notice the asterik)




and in very small print:




*and one great liar

 

[jj]

Desertfox i loved that!!!!!!!

 

[Kev3188]

Aloha Don, and mahalo integrity.....Good luck out there on the Rock.