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[P]I'm not so sure companies can easily survive a high turnover rate at the top. Changing CEO's often entails bringing in someone with a different vision for the company and a different strategic direction. In the case of airlines, it can throw things into turmoil pretty easily in the short-term as focus is shifted to other priorities and changes made. However, there is certainly some merit in your comments.[BR][BR]As for demanding bonuses, I'm pretty sure it's more along the lines of Siegel recognizing the possibility of losing some of his key people at a time when US can ill afford it. So therefore, he convinced the court to earmark the bonus money.[BR][BR]Once again, I am not saying I agree with this type of program. In fact, I'm against it. It stinks and it sends the wrong message. But considering the circumstances under which the program was instituted, I can understand why Siegel felt it was necessary. You can bet your pal Carty would do the exact same thing if AA were ever in such a situation.[/P]
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[P]In good times, that's true...a new CEO or other key exec may have a different vision. But it would appear to me that any exec coming into a bankrupt carrier has but one key vision - emerging with a viable company. I will save current and future execs a ton of time and money...my proposed vision and mission statement:[/P]
[P][STRONG]Vision Statement: Get the @$%* company out of bankruptcy[/STRONG][/P]
[P][STRONG]Mission Statement: To operate an airline that provides value to the customer, security to the employees and makes a profit.[/STRONG][/P]
[P]With that out of the way, they can now concentrate on saving the airline. Heck, they might even get a new key executive that shares my view...restructure fares and even TRY seeing if that has any impact on increasing revenues. Bottom line, they've got a bunch of top level executives who are currently looking thru the cost cutting tunnel and ignoring the fact that they've already just done all that. If their vision didn't see that gaining the current cuts wasn't going to work, then, IMHO, they might need corrective lenses.[/P][/BLOCKQUOTE]
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