Originally Posted by
remi
What obligation do pilots' labor representatives have to perform as Boeing
PR flacks?
Boeing can put on the big boy pants and make actual changes (like replacing the C-suite) or continue business as usual, the latter of which seems to be the plan.
I imagine a lot of single aisle Boeing pilots are pondering whether a switch to Airbus might be a better choice for career progression.
No, not cleaning up the company's p.r. mess. The question is what process or event was he seeking to encourage or to initiate, assuredly to advance or protect interests of the labor organization's membership. It may be his ultimate audience is the institutional investors, but if so, the criticism of the aircraft by itself is pretty subtle stuff if the intent is to provoke a boardroom power play, wouldn't you say?
Funny thing about the single aisle pilots pondering a move to Airbus. A class of international pilots sued Boeing, arguing that their efforts to obtain 737 MAX ratings turned out to be wasted effort due to the type being grounded. Their case was dismissed by the trial court (in Chicago) and the federal appellate court reportedly was quite skeptical of the claims in oral argument last fall. (Not aware of any appellate ruling yet.) It would be ironic if line pilots now pondering as described in fact move to Airbus, to some degree validating what the international pilots in the class action were asserting.