# Smisek Down! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 8, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smisek-down/730379 "2015-09-08T21:19:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smisek-down/730379/1 "2015-09-08T21:19:31Z")
My least favorite, at the moment, [airline executive has been taken out](http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/08/united-continental-oscar-munoz-will-take-over-as-ceo-as-jeff-smisek-leaves.html): > [@](#): > > Smisek’s departure is related to an ongoing federal probe related to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Smisek will receive about $4.9 million as separation payment. > > The airline allegedly provided former Port Authority Chairman David Samson with special flights in exchange for favors. Smisek allegedly wanted millions of dollars in funding for several projects that were beneficial to United, according to a Bloomberg report that cited multiple sources. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smisek-down/730379/2 "2015-09-09T00:42:02Z")
Yeah, I heard that. Given its tie to an investigation I wonder if the other shoe will drop and there will be indictments, penalties, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smisek-down/730379/3 "2015-09-09T01:34:34Z")
I was fearful that Rainey , the CFO of United ,who described their frequent flyers as ’ over entitled’ would get the job. Thankfully he moved to PayPal a while back it appears. Maybe United will get a CEO who gives a shit about their customers, or at least doesn’t take a giant dump on them too blatantly. Maybe actually gets a working fleet of planes.