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ps - burn injury? All that got burned was my (and others') ass in 2003.
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ps - burn injury? All that got burned was my (and others') ass in 2003.
Why do you think they wanted him out?
Yea, Rojer Staubach couldnt wait to get out of football and screw over airline workers. Give me a break, most of the BOD are nothing but puppets with rubber stamps.
I will say that he was a dissapointment to many of us in management -before- the April 2003 debacle. Personally, I think he waited far too long to do something, and AMR wound up with a lot more debt than if they'd taken action mid-year 2002. As heartless as it may sound, after 9/11 when it was obvious that AMR was too damn big for its own good, Carty should have halted the TW integration, thrown LLC into bankruptcy, and put it up for sale.
I'm sure you think he was nominated because he was a Cowboy and a Heisman Trophy winner. But, since you're probably as ignorant about the Dallas business community as you are corporate finance, Staubach's reputation as a business owner is fairly solid. The fact that he played football once is secondary.
Bob, as I said, you're entirely ignorant of what he's accomplished as a businessman. His fame helped get him started, but that halo effect died off in the 80's as he proved he really could do something off the field. He's doing commercial real estate, and most companies could give a rats ass about the background of their agent. What they want is a company with a proven track record, and Staubach has just that. They didn't get there just because he used to be a Cowboy.
And, by the way, his "less than 1000 employee" company does in the area of $20-25B of transactions every year. Their revenue per employee far exceeds that of AMR or any airline.
Bob, as I said, you're entirely ignorant of what he's accomplished as a businessman. His fame helped get him started, but that halo effect died off in the 80's as he proved he really could do something off the field. He's doing commercial real estate, and most companies could give a rats ass about the background of their agent. What they want is a company with a proven track record, and Staubach has just that. They didn't get there just because he used to be a Cowboy.
And, by the way, his "less than 1000 employee" company does in the area of $20-25B of transactions every year. Their revenue per employee far exceeds that of AMR or any airline.
who is running for the presidency of the American Airlines flight attendants' union.Not really. Baumert discloses that he doesn't own the stock, but he fails repeatedly to disclose the fact that he's an AA flight attendant...
And you are a former member of management who for years presented himself as FormerMODERATOR. Wouldnt Formermanager have been more transparant?Not really. Baumert discloses that he doesn't own the stock, but he fails repeatedly to disclose the fact that he's an AA flight attendant.
And, it's even more interesting to note that Roger Staubach, the target of Bob O's flaming, isn't criticised at all in the above article. Surely someone as "objective" as Baumert would have commented on Roger if he were as flawed as the other directors mentioned. Or maybe he's just a Cowboys fan, thus can't see beyond his place in the Ring of Honor...
boards are simply rubber stamps for management.
However, I wonder just who is the rubber stamp, the board or the CEO. Or are they one entity? Certainly, very little has changed under Arpey. At least not for the better.
And you are a former member of management who for years presented himself as FormerMODERATOR. Wouldnt Formermanager have been more transparant?
the boards are simply rubber stamps for management.
I will say that he was a dissapointment to many of us in management -before- the April 2003 debacle. Personally, I think he waited far too long to do something, and AMR wound up with a lot more debt than if they'd taken action mid-year 2002. As heartless as it may sound, after 9/11 when it was obvious that AMR was too damn big for its own good, Carty should have halted the TW integration, thrown LLC into bankruptcy, and put it up for sale.