Originally Posted by
TURIN
I don't mean to be picky but there are a lot more staff facing redundancy then just 'crew'. Consider, for example, the number of engineers, refuellers, baggage handlers, cargo and various other ground based admin jobs that make it possible for a 747 to get into the air.
The focus in the press has been almost exclusively on pilots and cabin crew. I get that, it's the public image of an airline. As industry insiders maybe we should be showing a bit more tact when discussing 'staff' redundancies.
Unfortunately you do mean to picky! You’re moaning about PILOTS discussing PILOT redundancies on a PILOT forum - surely that’s exactly what should be on PPRUNE. Nobody here thinks that pilots are the be-all and end-all much as I’m certain they are all aware of the other roles affected by redundancies etc. However, that is not the focus or intended audience of this forum.