Doug Parker - Guest Speaker at CLT Business Journal's

[singh4us]

People in the News February 27, 2007

Charlotte Business Journal


Charlotte Business Journal Events


Power Breakfast


Mark your calendars for the 2007 12th Annual Power Breakfast event NOW! This year's keynote speaker is Doug Parker, CEO of US Airways.


Power Breakfast is one of the Charlotte Business Journal's signature events, bringing together over 700 of the Charlotte's top executives.

Power Breakfast

When: Thursday, May 17, 2007   7:30-9:00 AM

Where: Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC 28202


A special thanks to our presenting sponsors Alston + Bird LLP, and Bojangles' Restaurants, and to our supporting sponsors Goodrich, and Reznick Group, P.C., and to our networking sponsor Sotto Wireless.


http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/event/3120

 

[jimcfs]

I'm guessing he's already in town for the annual shareholder meeting... isn't it about that time of year??

 

[Prince of PAWOBs]

...and to our networking sponsor Sotto Wireless.
http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/event/3120

How appropriate!

 

[BuffaloJoe]

How appropriate!

$55 a Ticket? I wouldn't pay that much to hear him speak. If I wanted to hear a bunch of crap, I'd watch Jerry Springer, at least some of its kind of entertaining.

 

[Dog Wonder]

$55 a Ticket? I wouldn't pay that much to hear him speak. If I wanted to hear a bunch of crap, I'd watch Jerry Springer, at least some of its kind of entertaining.

Is it open bar?

 

[BuffaloJoe]

Is it open bar?

I would hope so, a Jack and Coke please :bleh: :cop:

 

[singh4us]

I'm guessing he's already in town for the annual shareholder meeting... isn't it about that time of year??

Most likely yes, it is usually held in mid-May. However when I tried to access info at the Investors Relations portion of the US website, I received this error message:


Investor Relations

Home > Root > Error


We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.

Here's what happened:

This portion of our site is temporarily unavailable.

Here's how to fix it:

Please call our 24-hour Internet Help Desk at 1-800-327-7810 so we can resolve this issue for you.

Reference Code: 0 (1.0.40000.100001)
Occurred: 2/28/2007 640 PM

 

[BuffaloJoe]

Most likely yes, it is usually held in mid-May. However when I tried to access info at the Investors Relations portion of the US website, I received this error message:
Investor Relations

Home > Root > Error
We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.

Here's what happened:

This portion of our site is temporarily unavailable.

Here's how to fix it:

Please call our 24-hour Internet Help Desk at 1-800-327-7810 so we can resolve this issue for you.

Reference Code: 0 (1.0.40000.100001)
Occurred: 2/28/2007 640 PM

Who wants to invest if they have a web site this pathetic. It shows what they are about, incompetant.

 

[ClueByFour]

Does the $55 include >2 Bloody Marys and cab fare?

 

[SpinDoc]

Does the $55 include >2 Bloody Marys and cab fare?

SpinDoc replies:

Let it go gentlemen. Mr. Parker served his time, paid his fine, and it's time to move on to other things.

 

[phasersonstun2]

For some folks it's just so damn much fun kicking them when they're down!!!!

Notice I've actually been a good boy???

Agree. Leave DP to finish the job of putting the airline together. Enough of the drinking jokes... they're already old.

 

[Prince of PAWOBs]

I find it interesting that DoUgIe is speaking at such an event when IMO it would benefit US to have him speak at more Town Hall meetings and address issues of concern to the employees. Notice he hasn't done that in quite a while, and I'm sure he doesn't want to face smug employees who would like nothing better than to joke about his weekend in Scottsdale.

Of course, Senor Corona didn't have answers for a lot of the questions put forth at those meetings, and his concern for employee issues was lukewarm at best. I remember something about wanting to earn trust...that went out the window pretty quick.

So, Boy Blunder is going to speak in front of his corporate peers instead of doing some homework and talking to the people who lay it on the line everyday to make the shareholders wealthy. Fabulous! He'll get a nice honorarium and maybe a round of applause for his triumph in the face of adversity.

You think the drinking jokes are getting stale and have become passe? Not me. I intend to remind everyone I meet that my CEO tends to make poor decisions, treat subordinates with contempt and ignore issues that affect the success of the airline (MY opinion). He needs to get serious about how he treats labor and not where he can cut costs to the bone to give executives fat bonuses and stock options.

He should try harder to change employee perceptions about himself.

 

[Harry Callahan]

I heard they will have an early morning bar.

 

[barbeetantrums]

In Japan, disgraced executives will sometimes commit suicide. Something to do with restoring one's honor that they have lost. Anyone remember Budd Dwyer from Pennsylvania?

 

[delldude]

Agree. Leave DP to finish the job of putting the airline together. Enough of the drinking jokes... they're already old.

I find it interesting that DoUgIe is speaking at such an event when IMO it would benefit US to have him speak at more Town Hall meetings and address issues of concern to the employees. Notice he hasn't done that in quite a while, and I'm sure he doesn't want to face smug employees who would like nothing better than to joke about his weekend in Scottsdale.

maybe he should speak at one them twelve step programs?

Did they do a breakfast in regard to his affliction?

Hope he doesn't think he needs an eye opener in the AM...