Originally Posted by
Superpilot
Anyone who thinks their iteration of a BALPA CC was better than the current generation is stuck in a place between grandiosity and nostalgia. Please remind yourselves of the general trend in society, economics and taxation. All things go from good, to bad to downright ugly. And in aviation this trend is in the making for 30 years now. Fighting the established powers as pilots becomes harder over time and more leeway is lost due to the simple fact that we have to constantly realign with the rest of society. It's expected.
I’m not being grandiose or nostalgic, the truth is the previous BACC (which I was involved with) also made big mistakes by not capitalising on the good times. That’s not just a consequence of the general economic picture, not when other companies and certainly airline executives are getting very handsomely rewarded. BA for example, data breaches, IT failures, brand sinking to depths never seen before and almost daily bad press and still the company makes £2bn in profit and the CEO gets 400%! Now as we exhale, the boa constrictor just squeezes more until there’s no life left!