Could Richard Anderson be mad at Dalpa?

[General Lee]

Didn't Richard Anderson have a "seniority" type issue with Doug Steenland? Anderson didn't want to have Steenland as his boss (Chairman of the board), especially since Anderson was Steenland's boss at NWA. I would think Anderson would understand our position too---no unfair seniority mergers allowed. Anderson stood his ground and got what he wanted, and we have chosen to take the same path.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[On Your Six]

Didn't Richard Anderson have a "seniority" type issue with Doug Steenland? Anderson didn't want to have Steenland as his boss (Chairman of the board), especially since Anderson was Steenland's boss at NWA. I would think Anderson would understand our position too---no unfair seniority mergers allowed. Anderson stood his ground and got what he wanted, and we have chosen to take the same path.


Bye Bye--General Lee

I think Anderson would like to see this merger take place (CEO of a larger airline). That said, I think he fully understands the seniority issues between the two pilot groups. That's a big hurdle to jump and he knows it. In the past, pilot acceptance would not have been a big consideration but the messy integration of US and AWA has proven that you need both sides to work together to be effective. I am sure he understands but he is still pi$$ed.

Fact is that he wasn't going to get his big merger bonus either - he disclosed that he wouldn't take it if the merger came to fruition (so, he ain't losing out on much cash).

 

[John Pennekamp]

Didn't Richard Anderson have a "seniority" type issue with Doug Steenland? Anderson didn't want to have Steenland as his boss (Chairman of the board), especially since Anderson was Steenland's boss at NWA. I would think Anderson would understand our position too---no unfair seniority mergers allowed. Anderson stood his ground and got what he wanted, and we have chosen to take the same path.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Leave it to a pilot to try and paint the world through the cockpit window. Especially an arrogant Delta ER FO who thinks he runs the show.

Ever consider that Anderson just doesn't care about prestige or "seniority" and it's all about the money? Every day this merger drags on, he and the investors lose money. That's all the management types really care about.

 

[John Pennekamp]

I think Anderson would like to see this merger take place (CEO of a larger airline). That said, I think he fully understands the seniority issues between the two pilot groups. That's a big hurdle to jump and he knows it. In the past, pilot acceptance would not have been a big consideration but the messy integration of US and AWA has proven that you need both sides to work together to be effective. I am sure he understands but he is still pi$$ed.

Fact is that he wasn't going to get his big merger bonus either - he disclosed that he wouldn't take it if the merger came to fruition (so, he ain't losing out on much cash).

You don't think he'll get a HUGE stock grant in the new company? This ain't Grinstien. Mark my words, Anderson will make off like a bandit in this merger.

 

[tomgoodman]

Hmmm....

I think Anderson would like to see this merger take place (CEO of a larger airline).

Well, we know that his bosses on the "Board of Creditors" want it, and he has to keep them pacified. But he may personally, like many pilots, desire QOL more than a lucrative headache. One wonders why, with his experience running both companies, he didn't foresee that a pilot seniority list stalemate was inevitable and that this might sink the merger. The answer may be that he did foresee it. He gets the pesky creditors off his back, blames the pilots, and escapes a merger that he didn't want anyway.

 

[General Lee]

You may be right Tom. I was just pointing out that he had the same problems we faced, and if he did come out and say that he was dissappointed, some could say he was a hypocrite. Ironic, eh?

Bye Bye--General Lee