Guess it is getting just a little bit too embarrassing.
I don’t think it’s embarrassment. I am hoping that someone right near the top of the chain has realised that the entire Aviation sector is poised to break down. The scene is set for one disruption after another as different work groups come up to negotiation. If firefighters take action and that rolls into controllers taking action which overlaps with various pilot groups taking action then you have a major economic and political event. If you are an elected official who knows they are only 12 months away from sunnier macro-economic climes, you’d do well to stave off public outrage over a failed transport system this year.
The pay and conditions need to improve significantly right across the industry and although it will happen, it won’t be pretty.