SWA CEO resigns

[Av8trxx]

Jim Parker is out- Gary Kelly is in....
http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2004-07-15-swa-ceo_x.htm

 

[pilotyip]

Endanger Species

As posted elsewhere. In fact ATW had an editorial about "Airline Management an Endanger Species", basically nobody wants to it, because you work too hard for the resutls. You can go into Health Finance, and other fields and make more money. This is not just CEO, but other big guys CFO, COO, etc.

 

[mar]

I haven't read the article...

...but I just wanted to respond to Pilotyip's post:

I've always wondered what sort of nut case looks at the airlines and thinks, Yes, this is where my fortune lies.

But I suppose there are those who just love a struggle.

As an ERAU management grad I remember all too well the sage words of Dr. Bill Cheek: "If you wanna make a million dollars in the airline industry, start with two million."

 

[FN FAL]

As an ERAU management grad I remember all too well the sage words of Dr. Bill Cheek: "If you wanna make a million dollars in the airline industry, start with two million."

Yea, and that's in 1984 dollars.