the other day, scott kirby came from american to you. he was let go by american, and your stock went up $1.2 billion. is that a metaphor for what people think he can bring to it? how can one guy move the needle that much. >> there's probably less than a handful of folks that have that level of intellect and understanding of the puzzle that networks are in the airline industry, and he's a great addition to the team, and we're glad to have him. >> some people feel he was brought on because there are still issues in terms of logistics and how the airline is run. you've been there for a year. there are metrics that have improved, but everybody can do more improvement? transforming. grant card, our operations leader has done a wonderful, terrific job on time, baggage. you go down the list. we've taken a step upwards. the addition of scott and levy and heywood. linda jojo's new. he is the icing on the cake. >> what i find interesting, this is supposed to be the halcyon days. i don't know why the stocks sell at the low multiples, it's the lowes

. >> can i ask you about scott kirby too? moving from america to united and making the rounds and talking about his vision for this company and his excitement over having scott be a part of that. what do all of these moves reflect to you? >> well it says that oscar munos is a strong leader with the confidence to build a strong team of subordinates that may be able to take his place but it's a feather in his cap and he's putting together a really good team. >> it's a tough one too. you have negotiations with the pilots. a lot of people are actually, whether it's at the airlines or elsewhere able to get pay hikes over the next couple of years. is that a problem or is it good to get these things settled? >> at least at united they have their labor issues behind them. >> we shall see. thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. >> you too. >> coming up, hillary clinton unveiling a plan to address what she calls excessive increases in drug prices. we'll look at what she is proposing. but first, rick, what are you watching toda

. >> scott kirby gets fired at american air and then he's hired instantly because he's regarded as oscaron "mad money," if they fired lebron james we will pick up lebron james. >> here's what he had to say about business in september. >> the energy sector is hurt, hurting big. the banking world and consulting world continues at a moderate pace. we hope to see the uptick we see when people get back to work. >> what do we make of that? >> i think we will see weakness and these numbers that come out for the month and people say that's why these stocks sell. we talked about herb keller and the southwest air and how we felt that these are the [ inaudible ] days. there's price cutting, competition, capacity coming on. in the end united continental has improved its metrics. >> right. >> and they all had a great run prior to -- >> the stock -- >> and they are all now i think earning above their cost to capital which they never did as an industry not only that returning capital. it is a different world. >> we talked about -- >> now it may be moving a bit. >> we talked about whether $2 billion buy