Thanks to Larry Calhoun for sending this link from USA Today, where Jeff Smisek is interviewed about taking over the reins at the merged company.
An excerpt;
Q: How will you keep the United folks from feeling like second-class citizens?
A: One, we've built a management team that's a true merger-of-equals combination of leadership, selecting people from both carriers, as opposed to the arrogance of a takeover. We're partners here, and we need to deal with each other respectfully as partners.
Secondly, I think the folks at United have been through very difficult times, as have we, since 2000. They want to change. I think they're going to embrace change. We're going to offer them ... a culture that will make them enjoy coming to work and be proud of the place they work.
