Wheel chair early boarding example

4wd said:
They appointed the CO CEO as transition leader - some plus/minus - but it’s going alright IMO …
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I thought Scott Kirby is UAL CEO? Mr. Kirby IIRC was Doug Parker’s lieutenant at American Airlines, and prior to that at U.S. Air.
 
billt460 said:
Don't even get me started on how many cars in handicapped spaces are honestly legitimate.
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The thing with this is that Doctors have to give you the form (and thus you are supposed to have a condition) that you take to the DMV to get the handicap placard.

Unless it's counterfeit, of course.
 
4wd said:
They appointed the CO CEO as transition leader - some plus/minus - but it’s going alright IMO …
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No, that guy was an absolute disaster. A corporate attorney, a breathtakingly arrogant man, with no idea how to run an airline or lead people. The United people hated him. The Continental people hated him even more.

Oscar Munoz was brought in as CEO of the United Airlines in 2015. He was a breath of fresh air, he was a people person and he didn’t know much about airlines but he sure knew how to lead and he knew about running a railroad, which was helpful.

It was a transformational move to hire Scott Kirby to be the president of United Airlines in 2016. An extraordinarily smart guy. Very competitive. He had a vision for the future of United Airlines, and the rest of the industry is struggling to keep up with his transformation and his leadership.
 
Astro14 said:
No, that guy was an absolute disaster. A corporate attorney, a breathtakingly arrogant man, with no idea how to run an airline or lead people. The United people hated him. The Continental people hated him even more.

Oscar Munoz was brought in as CEO of the United Airlines in 2015. He was a breath of fresh air, he was a people person and he didn’t know much about airlines but he sure knew how to lead and he knew about running a railroad, which was helpful.

It was a transformational move to hire Scott Kirby to be the president of United Airlines in 2016. An extraordinarily smart guy. Very competitive. He had a vision for the future of United Airlines, and the rest of the industry is struggling to keep up with his transformation and his leadership.
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I knew you would post that before I did - did not care
 
wwillson said:
Entitlement fits very well, as does "selfish liar".

The definition of entitlement:

"A mindset where someone believes they deserve privileges, rewards, or recognition — often without earning them."
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I pay for privilege when flying - yet won’t use it bcs too many break the rules. I want to leave on time and never be “that guy”
 
Same are constantly complaining about airlines and gas prices - try something else - you might like it - or you might come back … And there are better feedback tools than BITOG
 
4wd said:
Now, not at the merger …
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At the merger, it was a man named Jeff Smisek. Just look up his history. For several years after the merger, United was complete disaster. Mr. Smisek ended up with hundreds of millions of dollars, but he created no value, for the customers, or the shareholders.

He was fired by the board of directors, and Mr. Munoz was brought in.

I have nothing but praise for Mr. Munoz. He was given a company in shambles with alienated employee groups, dysfunctional infrastructure, and support systems, and angry customers.

He turned it around. Despite requiring a heart transplant in his first year on the job period.

Part of turning a company around was hiring a president, Scott, Kirby, who was focused on details and simply running an airline. That hiring was a brilliant move by Mr. Munoz.
 
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Astro14 said:
At the merger, it was a man named Jeff Smisek. Just look up his history. For several years after the merger, United was complete disaster. Mr. Smisek ended up with hundreds of millions of dollars, but he created no value, for the customers, or the shareholders.

He was fired by the board of directors, and Mr. Munoz was brought in.

I have nothing but praise for Mr. Munoz. He was given a company in shambles with alienated employee groups, dysfunctional infrastructure, and support systems, and angry customers.

He turned it around. Despite requiring a heart transplant in his first year on the job period.

Part of turning a company around was hiring a president, Scott, Kirby, who was focused on details and simply running an airline. That hiring was a brilliant move by Mr. Munoz.
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Aware of all that - even Smisek and his sports cars on Beltway 8. But, again as a customer - UA was subpar to CO bcs they had such a drastic difference between First and Business.
(and as Global Services - flew in both often)
I walked on the first B777 commercial plane there was - and thought I had walked too far back - nope - that’s it …
UA BC was horrible. And bottom line - what cabin model survived and is within many airlines since CO’s BusinessFirst kicked it off … If you can’t accept that CO made UA better - live it.
I won’t …
 
4wd said:
Aware of all that - even Smisek and his sports cars on Beltway 8. But, again as a customer - UA was subpar to CO bcs they had such a drastic difference between First and Business.
(and as Global Services - flew in both often)
I walked on the first B777 commercial plane there was - and thought I had walked too far back - nope - that’s it …
UA BC was horrible. And bottom line - what cabin model survived and is within many airlines since CO’s BusinessFirst kicked it off … If you can’t accept that CO made UA better - live it.
I won’t …
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You’re off on a tangent that I wasn’t discussing.

I was talking about the relative effectiveness of various CEOs. Smisek was ineffective. Munoz was effective.

You’re putting words in my mouth at the rest of that statement, I wasn’t talking about who made who into what.
 
CKN said:
The thing with this is that Doctors have to give you the form (and thus you are supposed to have a condition) that you take to the DMV to get the handicap placard.

Unless it's counterfeit, of course.
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Very true. The problem is how many actually go through all of that?.... Only the honest, deserving ones. Phony handicap placards are everywhere. And while the one's like I showed in my link would not pass scrutiny with most any law enforcement personnel, how many even bother to look close enough to notice?

Especially through a tinted windshield under glaring Sunlight. I can't think of anything that would be lower on a cops list of priorities. That could change if they started introducing hefty fines for blatantly fraudulent violations. But for now these things can be purchased for a few bucks with the click of a mouse.
 
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Mobility-impaired passengers may (likely?) require an aisle seat. Boarding them last would work, but deplaning them last may not.

Orders of boarding a plane have been studied a lot. Here's one of many writeups, a Scientific American article, about the topic.
 
GON said:
All I can tell you is I walk like Speedy Gonzalez after exiting a international flight for immigration..my one carry on was a backpack. Decades of traveling nobody is quicker to get to immigration than me.

This guy beat me to immigration with his four carry ons. I exited the plan directly behind him. One has to be better than OJ to beat me to immigration. He did.... With his four carry ons in tow.

Finally, I am not a licensed medical professional, but I think it is reasonable to assume sitting on a plane for 12+ hours nonstop is not a miracle cure for back spasms.
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GON - with that old cripple smoking you to passport control - might be time to upgrade to 3 tabs ?

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