Holt CJ:
>>Do you have any evidence to prove the existence of this "unofficial concord" of which you speak<<
The said Board Member informed me that, in connection with an employment issue, he/she would be in receipt of a phone call from the MD of a rival company and . . . would be meeting (together with other heads) the Ops Director of a third rival company.
Perfectly innocent. In this world you can talk to whom you want to.
However . . . These handful Ladies and Gentleman have huge influence on how many pilots are employed and where. I speculate that there are informal agreements between them and raised this post to stimulate debate on the issue.