Originally Posted by
Emma Royds
At the end of the day, if the carrier was serious about offering leading terms and conditions, then they would have painted the town red... or should I say purple? The Arabs love good
PR and they would not have skipped a heartbeat in declaring their intention to outsmart their regional rivals and offer better terms and conditions. But they have failed to do so. Ask yourself why?
Tony Douglas said that with regards to future developments from a business perspective, it will be a case of 'tease and reveal'. Sadly, his HR department seems to have adopted the same mindset. If they can't nail their colours to the mast from the outset, how much trust do you have in them to honour what is placed before your eyes in the form of a 'contract'. It seems as if they are on a mission to try and offer the least needed to get the required numbers and all they are doing at the moment is gauging what the demand actually is.
What you say is correct but things will soon change once the airline gets up a running, establish itself, expands its route structure and aircraft deliveries start arriving in large numbers.
As for Tony Douglas and his cohort of ex Etihad & ex BMA pilots before them. Typically, he and his cohort have the usual small minded Brit approach to airline pilot salaries and let’s face it the Brits have never been the best paid of comparable airline pilots. Most Brits are so desperate to be an “airline pilot” that they’re willing to accept the first offer placed in front of them if it means they can occupy a flight deck seat.